We performed a comparison between MariaDB and MySQL based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Open Source Databases solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a scalable solution. It easily scales up and scales down."
"MariaDB is easy to install and is stable and scalable."
"It's open source."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is a relational database, which is fairly reliable...It is a stable solution."
"The solution's high availability is its most valuable aspect."
"One of the great features of MariaDB is its scalability. It's easy to handle even with large databases."
"MariaDB performs well as the backend database for our cloud-based telephony solution."
"I haven't faced any technical issues with the product, and it works fine."
"The speed is very good."
"Like other databases, it has a rich set of functions, such as stored procedures and its own procedural language, which is akin to Oracle SQL. It also has trigger and cursor commands you would expect with a good database language."
"One of the best features is this solution is easy to use."
"However, it is easy to scale MySQL using the functions provided with the product."
"The connectivity with PHP is quite good."
"A lot of the software components have been trialed and tested for often more than 10 years."
"This product is a good teaching tool for students who want to learn about networked databases."
"While MySQL offers strong basic functionality."
"MariaDB could be improved by adding more automation."
"I am editing."
"When we have had issues with accidental computer shutdown or a power outage, our MariaDB database was corrupted."
"Replication could be better, and it's not so simple. It would be better if they had a replication server. It would make things a lot easier. You need to have that replication server, but not in the same server farm. Then there will be a bit of latency between both because you should have one in one city and another one in a different city. That kind of solution should be more baked into every single database today. Mirroring the database in a live environment where any record written on the production server replicates instantly across the fiber on the other server wasn't easy. Many people don't even bother with that, and they just run one server."
"The solution should do some fine-tuning on maybe the transaction per second so that users can get more than they can on the Microsoft SQL Server."
"Document caching is an area of concern in the product, where improvements are required to help MariaDB improve on the previous queries as they are retained, and you can roll back to them."
"The difficult part related to the product stems not from the tool itself but is related to learning how to implement the product in the right way without creating any wrong configuration that could cause security issues or performance issues."
"The solution is not scalable."
"The solution could improve by having better performance and security."
"I feel that some tools which make it easier to create queries or make it easier for other functions would be really interesting to see."
"It could be more secure."
"Integration is a key feature in need of improvement."
"The solution could improve the monitoring. At the present time, you need to use third-party monitoring solutions."
"There should be more tools to manage the on-premises version and more automation features."
"It could be a little bit simpler to use."
"Oracle should start putting in some of the enterprise features in the standard feature. There are some key features that should be part of the standard."
MariaDB is ranked 4th in Open Source Databases with 52 reviews while MySQL is ranked 1st in Open Source Databases with 142 reviews. MariaDB is rated 8.2, while MySQL is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of MariaDB writes "Easy to deploy, cost-effective, and integrates seamlessly with other products". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MySQL writes "Good beginner base but it should have better support for backups". MariaDB is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL and Percona Server, whereas MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, Teradata, SAP HANA and SQL Server. See our MariaDB vs. MySQL report.
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