We performed a comparison between MariaDB and SAP SQL Anywhere based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's easy to set up."
"For non-production purposes. I'm just using it for my personal project, so it works quite well. I haven't faced any errors yet."
"It is a scalable solution. It easily scales up and scales down."
"This solution is user-friendly."
"MariaDB performs well as the backend database for our cloud-based telephony solution."
"The solution is very easy to implement."
"MariaDB is stable and the initial setup is straightforward."
"Easy to use and available in most environments."
"The most valuable features of SAP SQL Anywhere are the ease of use and the user interface is intuitive."
"SAP SQL Anywhere is very helpful."
"We've found the solution very reliable overall. It's very fast."
"It works well in general."
"The auto-backup replication is a perfect feature. That is the feature I liked the most."
"The performance could be a bit better."
"It doesn't have the same level of maturity metrics as Postgres."
"It would be good if they can maybe improve the mass import in the database. Currently, for importing a large number of data, we create a CSV file and upload all the things in the system. The system does not activate them by default. We have to do this manually. This may be due to the version we are using, but this is something we would like to see improved."
"I am editing."
"The scaling for database online transactions needs improvement."
"MariaDB doesn't handle long or complex SQL queries quite as well as Oracle Database."
"With respect to clustering and the master-slave configuration, sometimes the slave goes out of synch."
"MariaDB's GUI is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"It is not as secure as it could be."
"SAP SQL Anywhere needs to incorporate functionalities like SAP S/4HANA."
"We have had some stability issues with SAP SQL Anywhere, but I am not sure if it is an application or network issue. We sometimes have a large amount of data being queried and it cannot handle it."
"A problem we are experiencing now is when doing a backup in SQL 2012 and 14."
"The interface is not easy in comparison to the SQL Server. It could be more user-friendly."
MariaDB is ranked 5th in Relational Databases Tools with 52 reviews while SAP SQL Anywhere is ranked 20th in Relational Databases Tools with 6 reviews. MariaDB is rated 8.2, while SAP SQL Anywhere 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 SAP SQL Anywhere writes "Reliable and able to expand but needs to be more secure". MariaDB is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL and MySQL, whereas SAP SQL Anywhere is most compared with SQL Server, SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, MySQL, Oracle Database and SAP HANA. See our MariaDB vs. SAP SQL Anywhere report.
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