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GraphQL vs. MariaDB Platform

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ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GraphQL
Score 7.0 out of 10
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GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling those queries with existing data. GraphQL provides an understandable description of the data in an API, to give clients the ability to ask for exactly what they need and nothing more, to make it easier to evolve APIs over time, and enables developer tools. It is free to use and open source under an MIT license.N/A
MariaDB Platform
Score 9.2 out of 10
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MariaDB is an open-source relational database made by the original developers of MySQL, supported by the MariaDB Foundation and a community of developers. The community states recent additional capabilities as including clustering with Galera Cluster 4, compatibility with Oracle Database, and Temporal Data Tables, allowing one to query the data as it stood at any point in the past.N/A
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Free/Freemium Version
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MariaDB Platform
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose MariaDB Platform
MariaDB is perhaps the best open source database server available, combining a wide range of supported platforms, MySQL compatibility, a low footprint, and reasonably high performance. If you have cost constraints, or limited server resources, I recommend MariaDB, particularly …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose MariaDB Platform
MS SQL Server is like a BlackBox in many cases. Honestly we did not need advanced functionality that SQL server offers, just a plain DBMS. MariaDB is easier to manage, cross operating system, "lighter" with better performances than SQL server. We went with MariaDB Platform even …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose MariaDB Platform
It did not always compete against these technologies. Most of the time, it was complementing these databases for certain use cases to help provide a much more complete database. This makes more users want to use it to explore new solutions that help users. This is our target …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose MariaDB Platform
I've only used MariaDB Platform.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose MariaDB Platform
MariaDB gives a low-cost option for DB engines like Oracle with plenty of features and flexibility while having better ease of use than Postgresql.
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Alex Anwar
Aerospace IT Specialist
Chose MariaDB Platform
We tried Percona also, but we sometimes having trouble with it and on some cases it having lesser performance than MariaDB.
MySQL is the the facto standard, we use this only in scenario that it cannot be replaced by MariaDB.
MSSQL is used only if the client ask for Windows …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose MariaDB Platform
We were already wanting to migrate away from Cassandra for reasons of stability, cost (more servers were needed), and our data storage model. We evaluated PostgreSQL but passed on it due to being more familiar with MariaDB. Also we needed something that could do multi-region …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose MariaDB Platform
MariaDB is very similar to MySQL, but MariaDB has more alternative database engines and ideas for the future where MySQL is offers the stable and more mature version (if not stale).

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Greg Yantz
Database Administrator
Chose MariaDB Platform
(With and without RAC) My company migrated from Oracle to MariaDB. While MariaDB has some limitations (if you are used to Oracle) it has been much easier and cheaper (in several ways) to operate and has more than met my company's needs.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose MariaDB Platform
MariaDB is the clear winner compared to any other database I've used. Reliable, scale-able, affordable--you name the consideration and MariaDB is the winner.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose MariaDB Platform
MariaDB is much easier to set up and maintain compared to PostgreSQL makes it much faster to launch our application and relatively easier to upgrade its version so we can make sure the installed version is up to date with the latest patch, which is especially important if we …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose MariaDB Platform
MySQL is still a great solution, but MariaDB offers a more extensive set of free features than are available for MySQL. We also feel more confident that MariaDB will remain free to use over time. End users haven't noticed much of a difference, but from a development cost …
Jason Smith, DPA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jason Smith, DPA
Instructional Technologist
Chose MariaDB Platform
MariaDB stacks up the the competition just fine. Due to is ture open source nature we do not have to worry about licencing and spending money on nothing. Moreover, MariaDB does everything that we need to get done. We can run data that is a million rows or many smaller projects …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose MariaDB Platform
MariaDB provided the best fit for our business in upgrading legacy systems which were originally designed to use MySQL as a backend. By using MariaDB, no changes to the overall systems needed to be altered, reducing the time needed to upgrade everything. Other solutions …
Dan Mahoney | TrustRadius Reviewer
Dan Mahoney
Member of Technical Staff
Chose MariaDB Platform
We had previously used MySQL, but our database has grown very large. MariaDB offers faster queries.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose MariaDB Platform
Thanks to MySQL compatibility, everything you've learned while using it can be utilized when using MariaDB. Therefore it's a better choice than MongoDB and MSSQL if you're looking to switch away from MySQL. MariaDB is also a very mature and stable product, unlike MongoDB that …
Anson Abraham | TrustRadius Reviewer
Anson Abraham
Data Lord
Chose MariaDB Platform
MariaDB is cheaper than Oracle Database and MSSQL server. MySQL owned by Oracle. So MariaDB has too many forks, but enough people in the community. PostgreSQL has a larger community and better administration. However, it s not like MariaDB w/ Galera. MariaDB is not good for …
Stênio Pereira Filho | TrustRadius Reviewer
Stênio Pereira Filho
Senior System Analyst
Chose MariaDB Platform
We know others DB alternatives like MySQL, Microsoft SQLServer, PostgreSQL. We selected MariaDB because it offer advanced features like active-active cluster, with no costs and easy to learn. With MariaDB was easy to migrate ours applications that use MySQL, with no …
Casey Smith | TrustRadius Reviewer
Casey Smith
Senior Software Engineer
Chose MariaDB Platform
We selected MariaDB over MySQL because of their true open source model and performance optimizations. It was also helpful that it is a drop-in replacement for MySQL so there was no need to update our various software drivers.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose MariaDB Platform
MariaDB costs much less than SQL Server to acquire and maintain. In comparison to Cassandra, it gives us operational use and helps in Agile development.
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User Ratings
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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Our installation scenario is a MariaDB cluster composed of 3 nodes to achieve high availability in the service and in this way the application that accesses the backend (MariaDB) is always working and is not down at any time.
To achieve high performance of the application when accessing the database, a MariaDB MaxScale has been mounted that acts as a proxy for queries to the database.
José Javier Dominguez Reina | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Pros
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  • MariaDB does well with PHP or Python (django) in a web environment. Developers are able to work quickly.
  • MariaDB is extremely well documented and has a gigantic support community. If you need ask a question on how to do things you can go to many placces online and find answers quickly.
  • MariaDB is fast! Queries with tens of thousands of rows are quick.
  • MariaDB is highly compatible with Oracle's MySQL. Basically the same thing but more open and with a brighter future.
  • With MariaDB it is so easy to import and export data, and backups are a cinch. This saves me so much time as compared to other RDBMS.
Jason Smith, DPA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jason Smith, DPA
Instructional Technologist
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Cons
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  • Driver Support - Some third party applications use database drivers that cause unexplained slowness with MariaDB. This can be worked around by using the MySQL drivers, but it's not clear what causes the problem in the first place.
  • Support - While online communities are helpful in diagnosing problems, there isn't as much professional documentation/support available for MariaDB as some of the other major database options.
  • Data Visualization - It would be helpful if there were more built in options for analyzing statistics and generating reports.
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Anonymous
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Usability
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MariaDB is very usable and stable to be used in production settings as an alternative to MySQL. The shortcomings of SQL are present but well understood in the community, and if the decision were to be made again, I would choose MariaDB over MySQL on future projects.
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Anonymous
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Support Rating
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Yes, I would recommend MariaDB Platform support because they answer very fast and with detailed information. They also help you with the design of the storage infrastructure, not only with the maintenance problems. On the other hand, this service is a bit expensive.
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Alternatives Considered
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It did not always compete against these technologies. Most of the time, it was complementing these databases for certain use cases to help provide a much more complete database. This makes more users want to use it to explore new solutions that help users. This is our target and how [we] work with MariaDb.
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Return on Investment
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  • MariaDB has saved us enormously on licensing compared to our previous DB software vendor.
  • In service, it has enabled us (speaking as the internal DB team here) to provide better service to the other teams in the company as well as our customers, with less staff.
  • The level of hardware required for adequate performance, in our environment, has been much lower. Those savings have been substantial, above and beyond savings on licensing and DBA staffing levels.
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Greg Yantz
Database Administrator
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