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EDB Postgres Advanced Server vs MariaDB comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

EDB Postgres Advanced Server
Ranking in Open Source Databases
13th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MariaDB
Ranking in Open Source Databases
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of EDB Postgres Advanced Server is 2.3%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MariaDB is 5.6%, down from 6.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MariaDB5.6%
EDB Postgres Advanced Server2.3%
Other92.1%
Open Source Databases
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2599590 - PeerSpot reviewer
Student at a university with 10,001+ employees
Explore innovative database indexing and distributed architecture capabilities
The number of indices available in Postgres is remarkable. Additionally, the way it forks each process into a child node, instead of executing in the same node, is quite different from most databases. These features can be especially useful in certain scenarios compared to MySQL or other SQL-based databases. Also, the ability to distribute the database across different machines is a significant advantage.
AB
Co-Founder at Vsigma IT Labs Pvt Ltd
Has supported web application data needs but requires design adjustments to manage complex queries efficiently
Complex queries in MariaDB where the query needs to parse thousands of lines or data values face some performance issues. For small and medium-size volume, it is pretty good. If it goes beyond certain data and complex queries, we see performance issues. We tried the advanced replication feature between different regions, replicating data specifically residing on MariaDB to two different regions of MariaDB data, and there were some technical snags in terms of slowness and longer processing time. Point-in-time recovery in MariaDB is good for small databases. When data volume increases beyond 5 GB or 10 GB per day or runs into double-digit GBs, we found some performance issues. For data below 10 GB, it works fine. Performance is the primary focus area for MariaDB, particularly during transactions or complex query jobs where slow performance is observed. MariaDB is scalable and easy to scale.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The feature of vector database management for AI is quite interesting and impactful."
"The low cost and functionality allows us to save money on smaller database projects."
"The backup utility tools such as pg_restore and pg_dump are really convenient and efficient tools to handle backup and recovery."
"Postgres is highly compatible with many software and programming languages. Its compatibility is excellent, covering nearly everything related to data engineering or migration."
"Cost/benefit wise Postgres is a great solution."
"It gives us a solid, less expensive alternative to deploying with Oracle."
"The product is user-friendly."
"I like that EDB Postgres Advanced Server scales well. A valuable feature of the solution is multi-tenancy support. It also supports JSONB."
"MariaDB has positively impacted our organization in terms of reliability; it has been incredibly stable, and from an operational standpoint, it has drastically improved our deployment workflows since we can run the exact same MariaDB community version locally in Docker containers as we do on our staging and production servers."
"It's a very easy product to set up."
"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."
"We have seen a return on investment because we are going to save a lot of revenue from not having to use Oracle licenses."
"The most valuable feature of MariaDB is the replication mode."
"The speed and functionality are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is an open-source product and offers its users great online community support."
"It has worked very well for us so far."
 

Cons

"Lighter integration model for containerized deployment. Effectively, there still remain some issues with a containerized deployment, so we have opted for a non-containerized deployment."
"It suffers issues ranging from data corruption to failing to delete temporary files which then necessitate us having to perform server restarts."
"An area for improvement in EDB Postgres Advanced Server is JSONB querying. It would be nice to have even stronger JSONB support from the solution."
"Postgres performance is suffering and the product model is not doing enough to keep current."
"There aren't specific new features we wish to add."
"Setting up MySQL is slightly more straightforward than Postgres."
"The product currently fails to offer a mobile application."
"I have faced performance issues in the community edition."
"It would be good if they can maybe improve the mass import in the database."
"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."
"With respect to clustering and the master-slave configuration, sometimes the slave goes out of synch."
"Sometimes, complex queries that were supported in Oracle are not available in MariaDB."
"MariaDB doesn't handle long or complex SQL queries quite as well as Oracle Database."
"Could have more integration with user platforms."
"Integration with AWS could be improved."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an open-source product."
"EDB Postgres Advanced Server is open source, so I don't pay for licensing."
"I have been working on the community edition."
"Pricing is significantly lower than competing products."
"The product is either free with community support or very inexpensive with a small yearly fee for paid support."
"When it comes to MariaDB, it should have a more cost-effective license."
"MariaDB is an open-source software, meaning I don't need to pay for the product."
"The product is not expensive."
"My company uses the free version of the solution."
"It is free of charge."
"We pay for a yearly license."
"It's an open-source solution."
"This is an open source solution with no licensing fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise26
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for EDB Postgres Advanced Server?
EDB Postgres Advanced Server offers both processor-based and user-based licensing options. The cost is reasonable, particularly for middle and lower-tier customers, but there are hiccups when deali...
What needs improvement with EDB Postgres Advanced Server?
It was challenging to think of improvements for Postgres. We did not choose to extend or add new features to Postgres since it already meets our needs so well. There aren't specific new features we...
What is your primary use case for EDB Postgres Advanced Server?
Our primary use case for EDB Postgres Advanced Server was to study the code base behind it. We aimed to understand how it has been built, how the engine functions, the querying process, and what ki...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MariaDB?
MariaDB is in the pricey range, especially for huge databases handling terabytes of data. The cost depends on the volume of data and different features enabled during configuration, such as backup ...
What needs improvement with MariaDB?
Sometimes, complex queries that were supported in Oracle are not available in MariaDB. Advanced indexing is not available. Oracle is very advanced compared to MariaDB, and those advanced features a...
What is your primary use case for MariaDB?
My client has been using MariaDB for the last four years. We are using MariaDB in the cloud.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Ericsson, Clear Capital, PinkRoccade, ABN Amro, WholeWorldBand, Van Genechten, Gallinat-Bank AG, Mariner, coresystems, Aquent, Contegix, AQA, Genscape, InMobi
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