We performed a comparison between MariaDB and Percona Server 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."A valuable feature is that we can use it for quite a few things, all the things you'd expect from a server—along the lines of Linux's Lightweight Directory."
"The product has been stable and reliable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is a relational database, which is fairly reliable...It is a stable solution."
"MariaDB is stable and the initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of MariaDB is the replication mode."
"What I like best about MariaDB is that it is open-source and reliable."
"We like the easy way that we can collect data from other databases."
"It is a stable solution."
"We find the product mostly stable."
"The GUI could be improved a bit. The user interface needs to be improved."
"The price could be less expensive."
"Integration with AWS could be improved."
"MariaDB doesn't handle long or complex SQL queries quite as well as Oracle Database."
"The customer service and support are okay. But the response time is slow. Moreover, the material is not available freely."
"The solution is not scalable."
"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."
"It should work across all fields like SQLite, as it is the basis of any application, even apps for phones and the like."
"If Percona had flashback capabilities, it would be ideal."
MariaDB is ranked 4th in Open Source Databases with 52 reviews while Percona Server is ranked 8th in Open Source Databases with 2 reviews. MariaDB is rated 8.2, while Percona Server is rated 7.6. 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 Percona Server writes "Open-source and free to use with a good community". MariaDB is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora, whereas Percona Server is most compared with MySQL, EDB Postgres Advanced Server, PostgreSQL and Oracle MySQL Cloud Service. See our MariaDB vs. Percona Server report.
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