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."I haven't faced any technical issues with the product, and it works fine."
"MariaDB is a user-friendly solution. Performance wise, it's better than SQL. With SQL, I would need to write a number of queries. In contrast, MariaDB is light."
"I like the global transaction IDs (GTIDs) feature. It's quite reliable for replication between a master and a replica server, and it's a feature that MySQL also has but implemented differently."
"Installation is straightforward."
"It's open source."
"Easy to use and available in most environments."
"The documentation is quite straightforward."
"MariaDB is easy to install and is stable and scalable."
"A good traditional database that supports JSON."
"The easy access to the data and the ability to sort the data with multiple methods are very valuable features."
"It's a good tool, a good database platform."
"What I really like about MySQL is the opportunity to search for information and organize it any way I like."
"MySQL's clustering features are very strong, and you can automate scripting, so that helps. We wrote a Terraform script and ran it."
"MySQL is open-source. There are a lot of open-source communities trying to come up with their own patches, and to come up with their own features, which help MySQL develop faster than traditional databases like Oracle, which is closed source."
"It has a remote access feature to manage the database from a remote location. This enables in-work collaboration."
"The deployment process is pretty fast."
"The solution is not scalable."
"Master-master replication is something that needs to be simplified."
"The customer service and support are okay. But the response time is slow. Moreover, the material is not available freely."
"The product needs more features and more functionality. It's imperative that it supports more platforms, and supports more operating systems."
"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."
"One feedback I can quickly provide is the need for a robust IDE for MongoDB. The existing PHP admin console doesn't meet the client's requirements effectively."
"The dashboard and pricing need improvement."
"I'd like to see improved materialized views, like the ability to save select queries. This feature is missing in MariaDB compared to other relational databases like Oracle and SQL Server."
"Sometimes, I get lost in the toggles and buttons, and a better visual design would be nice. The layout is not user-friendly or efficient."
"This solution needs to be improved when it comes to working with desktop applications on the developer side."
"The product is a little bit complex and it is difficult to find sufficient documentation."
"The backup methods need improvement."
"If the customer is already using or has already used Oracle for a long time they will know the look and feel and the character of this database that can fit into their business."
"It would be helpful if there were a graphical user interface to administer, configure, and tune it."
"MySQL doesn't have the auto-clustering and database clustering features that other competitors provide. They can include these features."
"Scalability could be improved."
MariaDB is ranked 3rd in Open Source Databases with 51 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 "Simultaneously use active server capabilities but lacks the maturity ". 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, PostgreSQL, Firebird SQL and Percona Server, whereas MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, Teradata, SQL Server and Oracle Database. See our MariaDB vs. MySQL report.
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