MariaDB Other Advice
If someone asked me about MariaDB, I would say that it is easy to implement and stable. However, it lacks a significant number of experts in the market compared to Postgres. Integration can also be a challenge.
I would rate Maria DB a seven out of ten.
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Sahul Hameed
Senior Data Engineer at Nike
I would recommend MariaDB and rate it at eight on a scale from one to ten.
View full review »I would rate this solution as nine out of ten.
It has a lower cost of ownership, and you need less effort to get it up and running. There's less effort in getting to know the system compared to other database systems. I would encourage people to move to it, especially if they've already used MySQL.
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MariaDB
March 2024
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I would rate MariaDB almost an eight out of ten.
I think it's a pretty useful database. It's very simple to install and that's one of the very positive things about it because sometimes if you go into tools like Oracle, it is more difficult. It is not just the downloading of the installer on any computer from Linux or Mac or Windows. MariaDB works in a blink of an eye, and the database runs right away.
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My advice would be, if you can handle the security aspect, MariaDB is a lightweight, scalable, and maintainable database that can be used for both small and large applications.
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate it nine. Due to its cost-effectiveness, scalability, and flexibility, I find it highly commendable.
View full review »The solution is best for medium-sized businesses. If you have a very large business I would recommend looking at an alternative. Oracle is better for large businesses.
I rate MariaDB an eight out of ten.
View full review »One person, who is the database administrator, is required to maintain the product.
I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten.
I rate the overall product an eight out of ten.
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Ashish Ashish
Product Manager at Hyundai Autoever Company
Overall, I would rate the solution a five out of ten.
View full review »We've started from scratch and we are using this product to build up use cases.
We are a service company and we reselling the solution. We are working directly with MariaDB.
The product is easy to use. When you're a database administrator and you're working with databases, such as MariaDB, it's very, very, very easy. You get the performance, you get the security, and you get monitoring and disaster recovery. You're working in a secure area with the performance you need and can mass scale it which is very useful.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. We still are exploring all of the possibilities, however.
View full review »MariaDB emerged as a distinct entity originating from MySQL, rather than being an inherent part of it. Formed in 2009 due to apprehensions that Oracle Corporation might negatively impact MySQL, which they acquired in 2010.
When deciding between MySQL and MariaDB, the feature disparity is minimal. MySQL has adeptly upheld compatibility since the transition, making it primarily a matter of personal preference. Some features differ between MariaDB and MySQL, catering to unique preferences.
In essence, MariaDB is a highly favored relational database, a commendable choice within the relational database realm. For those seeking a relational database, MariaDB stands as a solid option. As for purchasing a database, MariaDB comes highly recommended. It claims the second-highest rank globally and holds the second spot in the DB-Engines ranking. MongoDB ranks a bit lower, but the choice between the two is essentially equivalent.
On the whole, I would assign a rating of seven out of ten to this solution.
View full review »I would tell those planning to use the solution that it is pretty much the same as MySQL, but since my company has dealt with only one instance in MariaDB, I can't say much about it.
I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.
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Eric Espino
IT Manager at Melones Oil Terminal
I am just a customer and an end-user.
I'm not sure right now which version we are on.
Whether or not this is a good solution for a user depends on usage. You need to be sure that this is the solution for you. I'm not going to scale up, which is why it's my current solution. If I had to scale, I’m unsure if this would fit.
I’d rate the solution nine out of ten.
View full review »Quarterly maintenance is required for the solution. When some security incidents occur, the solution's maintenance may be required. If a security issue related to the system is revealed online, it would need immediate maintenance. Maintenance is required depending on the updates provided by the product, which usually occurs once a month or once a quarter.
One person in the company can take care of the maintenance phase of the product.
I rate the overall product a nine out of ten.
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reviewer2274873
CTO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
I have no objections to the maintenance phase of MariaDB since I feel it is fine and easy.
I recommend the solution to those who plan to use it.
MariaDB is a community-supported product because of which I am not familiar with the paid support options that may be available.
I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.
We are resellers but we are willing to be partners with MariaDB.
Before starting with the implementation and deployment you should read the guide.
You should look at the suggested tips, tricks, clues, and the requirements to avoid having any problems.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
View full review »If I am teaching somebody to program and write applications, I usually use MariaDB by default because it's open source, pretty available, and overall, I would rate MariaDB a ten out of ten.
But if I want to do a major deployment, I would have to get support. It's very stable. For example, I was using it to host a monitoring system, and it's been stable for a very long time. I haven't upgraded it yet, but it's working fine. It's been seven years since I did the last deployment, and it's still fine.
View full review »I rate this solution nine out of 10.
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Maria Nunzia Galdi
Technical Staff at UNIFI-HOME-imse01.mc_rsh
I am satisfied with the overall product. I would rate the product an eight out of ten. The product has good documentation and you can find many examples online.
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reviewer930072
Senior Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten. I'm very happy with it overall.
I would recommend the solution to others. It's easy to find details about the product online and to learn about it.
View full review »I rate MariaDB eight out of 10. I recommend MariaDB depending on the use case.
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Dinh Tran
Developer at Greenglobal
The product is easy to use and not hard to learn, therefore, when someone asks me for a good DB to use, then I tell them about MariaDB.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
View full review »I rate MariaDB an eight out of ten.
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reviewer1442025
Senior Database Administrator Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
We implement the solution. We typically deal with on-premises deployments. We use the latest version of the solution.
Overall, I would rate the solution at an eight out of ten.
I'd recommend the solution. We've largely been happy with it so far.
View full review »I recommend using the product. I have no specific advice and no complaints. If someone wants to use it, there’s no better way. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
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Pei QING
Manager at Sansi Electronic Engineering
I think that for a small team of fewer than ten people, such as a couple of developers, MariaDB is a very easy start. When the team size grows or when the complexity of the application grows, you might need to try other options such as Ingres or MySQL. In our case, at the very beginning, MariaDB covered almost every technical requirement for releasing version one of our application.
It is definitely a good start. Once the product has grown to a point where the developers know in which aspect MariaDB does not fulfill the requirements, then it's time to find a better match.
At this point, I cannot think of any additional features that I would like to see because most of what I want is already on the roadmap. I think that they plan to implement them one by one.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
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reviewer936300
Director Of Sales Marketing at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
I rate MariaDB eight out of 10. I would recommend it to our customers.
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Sergio Ferreira
Executive Director at Dynamic Tomorrow
I recommend this solution. It's great for web applications and it just works. I rate this solution nine out of 10.
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ZelalemGedefie
Senior System Administrator at Debre Markos University
I would rate MariaDB a ten on a scale of one to ten.
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Alain Aina
Owner at TRS
I would definitely recommend this solution. It has worked very well for us so far. I have no complaints about it.
I would rate MariaDB a nine out of ten.
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Siddhika Rane
Talent Acquisition Specialist at Nine A Business Connect
I would suggest do your research first, especially regarding security. You should probably search for reference materials for MariaDB, and then you should get into it. Don't just dive straight into it. You should have done some sort of research before getting into it. That would be my advice.
Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.
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Lawrence Katuruza
Systems Administrator at Dairibord
I rate MariaDB an eight out of ten. I recommend this solution to others considering implementation.
View full review »I'm an integrator, not an end-user.
We're using the latest version - possibly 10.10 or 10.4.
I'd advise users to opt for the enterprise version which offers a bit more.
I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
View full review »I would recommend that if a company wants to do everything in-house and doesn't have technical support from MariaDB, it is important to have good database administrators, because the initial setup is straightforward, but a lot of optimization is needed, and it requires skillful database administrators. I recommend some good planning from the beginning, and it is important to figure out whether the company needs to do some database partitioning. Carrying out good research from the beginning is the wisest course when choosing MariaDB as a database. That will be so helpful in avoiding possible performance and tuning issues.
I rate this solution an eight out of 10.
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reviewer1131492
Associate Vice President - Infra and Managed Hosting at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
If you require the use of columnar queries then you should be using MariaDB.
Our usage is very limited and we don't know all of the features and how they function.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten, as I have not yet explored all of the functions.
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reviewer979968
Senior Manager Global Database Services at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
There are many valuable features in MariaDB.
MariaDB is a very good database when everything works fine, and I would recommend it. However, I work in operations and if something goes wrong there is no way to start an analysis because MariaDB doesn't provide many tools that help to understand the problem. In order to make this an enterprise tool, or an enterprise-level database, it needs to improve from this perspective. Otherwise, it will only be good for very small deployments.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
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reviewer1254645
Technical Lead Project Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
I am an IT engineer. I am always researching the best solutions for our clients.
I work mainly with open-source solutions, such as Liferay and WordPress.
Before this product was called MariaDB it was called MySQL.
I would say that for most use cases it works fine.
Before implementing you have to understand what your use case is for.
Other databases work better for different use cases. You have to ask yourself if you want to use a relational database or a NoSQL.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
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Mac Wang
Project Manager at Realnux
We typically deal with the latest version of the solution.
We are a system integrator and a solution provider.
I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. We're mostly pleased with its general capabilities.
We would recommend this to other users and companies. We already actively recommend it to clients.
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Yoga Arnindita
Head of IT Planning and Development Division at BRILife
This is a product that I would recommend.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
View full review »If you want a reliable, easy to maintain database solution, I think that MariaDB on RedHat/CentOS is an option that every DBA should consider.
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DEEPEN DHULLA
Director & CTO at TechnoInfotech
This is a good product and I absolutely recommend it.
I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.
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SanjaySharma2
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
It ultimately depends on the specific solution we are working on. However, overall, it is a good choice when considering factors like cost, performance, and other database practices. I don't foresee any significant challenges. I would rate it 7 out of 10.
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Mmusi Kekonnwe
IT Specialist Databases at Botswana Open University
We use the on-premises version of the solution.
I would recommend the solution. I'd rate it eight out of ten.
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reviewer794064
MD at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
I would tell potential users that If they want an open-source database that can handle huge volumes and is reliable and strong, then I would recommend it.
On a scale from one to ten, I would give MariaDB a ten.
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Michael Kim
Chief Technology Officer at Feelway, Inc.
MariaBD is good. It is almost perfect. I would recommend it.
I would rate this product as a nine (out of 10).
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reviewer1381863
CEO at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Our use of MariaDB is very basic, so it's a good platform compared to many others.
As it is a good product, I can recommend it to any users. If you want to have paid versions then there is Oracle and Microsoft SQL, but MariaDB is quite good and unless you have some specialized requirements, of which I don't know what they could be, you can use mariaDB.
I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
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reviewer1707912
System Analyst and Team Lead at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We use the solution with our Internal application. It is not cloud based. Work bench is the interface for MYSQL. An additional interface is also available there from MariaDB.
Integration does not present an issue. It works plain and simple, as if it's MySQL. When it comes to installation, we can control backup systems and there is much data found there, no problem at all. Given the software, the integration works fine and I use the solution in Windows and Linux Ubuntu. The Linux platform has nearly an identical work queue.
I have found the solution to be easy to use from the get go, around five months back. It is simple and secure. No problems there.
There are 100 people making use of the solution in our organization.
I would recommend the solution to others.
I rate MariaDB as a six out of ten.
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reviewer1435281
IT at a construction company with 201-500 employees
On a scale from one to ten, I would rate it at eight because it's a stable and scalable solution.
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MariaDB
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about MariaDB. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.