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    MariaDB Platform

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AMariaDB 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

    MySQL

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMySQL is a popular open-source relational and embedded database, now owned by Oracle.N/A

    SAP HANA Cloud

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ASAP HANA is an application that uses in-memory database technology to process very large amounts of real-time data from relational databases, both SAP and non-SAP, in a very short time. The in-memory computing engine allows HANA to process data stored in RAM as opposed to reading it from a disk which means that the data can be accessed in real time by the applications using HANA. The product is sold both as an appliance and as a cloud-based software solution.

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    MariaDB PlatformMySQLSAP HANA Cloud
    Considered Multiple Products
    MariaDB
    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 …
    Incentivized
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    We have tested other relational database engines such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle.

    Incentivized
    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).

    Incentivized
    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 …
    Incentivized
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    We had previously used MySQL, but our database has grown very large. MariaDB offers faster queries.
    Incentivized
    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 …
    Incentivized
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    We migrated away from MySQL because of stability issues; when choosing a new database system we considered FirebirdSQL (having some experience from other projects) and did not use it because of stability and lack of standard SQL features in its query language; and Amazon's …
    Incentivized
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    It's easy to use and fits the best in our business offering.
    Incentivized
    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 …
    Incentivized
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    Strong performance, handeling data with speed and accuracy.
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    Oracle
    Chose MySQL
    When using MySQL I get Oracle support. MariaDB is not a bad alternative, but it doesn't have the same level of support.
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    After Oracle bought MySQL, I have pivoted some projects to use MariaDB instead, which is a fork of MySQL and maintained by the community and original developers of MySQL. This is free under the GNU GPL, and is not impacted by decisions Oracle makes for MySQL. RDS has the …
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    I'm not that expert on MariaDB, but as far as I know, it has great support from tools and frameworks, but it's not that usual to find hosting with it installed rather than MySQL. Since MariaDB is a 'fork' from MySQL (since it was bought by Oracle), the transition from MySQL is …
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    The three are relational databases or managers for relational database (except for MariaDB whose approach is based on NoSQL models) with the ability to store large databases and respond to demanding business circumstances, however MySQL compared to Microsoft SQL Server …
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    Although big players in the market such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora jumped ship to use MariaDB, we found it more viable to use MySQL as a company. This was because MySQL was open source and offered a lot more functionality than other same priced software that were …
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    Each of the products has its own merits and demerits. however since MySQL is a very good documentation and global community its easy to learn and apply in different stages for analytics work. compare to other data bases its simple for setup and work on it. MySQL is cost …
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    It is one of the tools that we had stopped using some time ago and in the last year we amplified its use thanks to its benefits and new functionalities.
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    Of course compare to no SQL databases it's slower but there is a completely different use case for them... In my opinion it is better than PostgreSQL, it's easier to configure and has the same performance, or approximately the same. Of course Oracle Database is a way bigger …
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    A bit on the more complex side, but definitely one of the more popular solutions between our customers. As a stable alternative to the sometimes really pricy Oracle DB, it performed well for most of our not-database-heavy projects. It was a bit slower than no-SQL solutions on …
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    We had been using indexes on our MySQL databases for a while now but never before properly learned about them. Generally I put an index on any fields that I will be searching or selecting using a WHERE clause but sometimes it doesn't seem so black and white.
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    I prefer MySQL because of the simplicity of getting started and the ease of use. It has a very simple to use editor where one is able to input their SQL code and execute it from in application.
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    MySQL provides a feature to easily move to another technology. As we know, most of the users like to use MySQL in the backend because it reduces the overall business cost. No need to pay additional charges. Regularly updated.
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    The main argument of this decision was by popularity. At the time (2010), MySQL was the most popular open source database. Between 2010 and today, we evaluated different databases and PostgreSQL is a great competitor. SQL Server is good for windows applications but it's not …
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    I have used more than 10 different SQL databases over the course of my career. Of those, the three I find myself using over and over include MySQL, Oracle and SQL Server. I have actually replaced smaller deployments of Oracle and SQL Server with MySQL as a way to reduce …
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    Cost: StartUp companies don't have the money to invest large amount of money in pricey databases. By using Mysql, the saving is huge.
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    The differences are minor, but worth looking into.
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    SAP
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    - SAP HANA has much better performance as it offers the power of in-memory computing.
    - SAP HANA is very well suited for analytics and data warehousing; we also have SAP BW on HANA.
    - MySQL is not suited for data warehousing and analytics; doesn't offer the power of in-memory …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Really, it is appropriate for any kind of company. For everyone to be successful and make wise business decisions, effective data analytics are essential. Any research analytics firm can benefit greatly from it. It won't be of much use to a modeling agency; instead, a business …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    This has helped to keep a close eye on our entire data silos to get intelligent analytics and other indicators. During its use, we had also gone for other options but we realize that this is most suitable for us that's why we permanently picked this.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    As SAP HANA is built into memeory, the proformance of the product is hard to beat against it's rivals but that comes with a price. You can get away with using another product but you'll be losing out else where. For example in time/multiple systems and efforts to relplicate …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Similar to other big DBMS, but better or equal at stability and technical maintenance. Better or equal at documentation. There is room for improvement at SQL path analyzing.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    We compared Microsoft BI with SAP HANA. The reasons to go with SAP HANA were - 1. ability to ingest data into HANA from a non SAP database 2. in-memory database resulting in faster real time analytics 3. ability to scale up 4. ability to replicate data real time 5. very solid …
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    Features
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    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of MariaDB Platform and MySQL and SAP HANA Cloud
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    9.0
    52 Ratings
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    ACID compliance00 Ratings00 Ratings9.438 Ratings
    Database monitoring00 Ratings00 Ratings9.250 Ratings
    Database locking00 Ratings00 Ratings9.242 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings00 Ratings8.744 Ratings
    Disaster recovery00 Ratings00 Ratings8.843 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings00 Ratings8.945 Ratings
    Multiple datatypes00 Ratings00 Ratings8.846 Ratings
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MariaDB PlatformMySQLSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (30 ratings)
    8.5
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    9.4
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    10.0
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    7.9
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    User Testimonials
    MariaDB PlatformMySQLSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MariaDB
    • Applications where the users need [to] execute many short queries.
    • With new storage engines such as Aria, which allows to replace MyISAM with some improvements, and XtraDB, which evolves InnoDB.
    • To fuse the legacy features with the features available in NoSQL databases.
    • Connection management, which allows multiplying the number of concurrent accesses.
    • New clustering engines, such as Galera, which allow interesting possibilities for Cloud adoption.
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    Oracle
    MySQL is best suited for applications on platform like high-traffic content-driven websites, small-scale web apps, data warehouses which regards light analytical workloads. However its less suited for areas like enterprise data warehouse, OLAP cubes, large-scale reporting, applications requiring flexible or semi-structured data like event logging systems, product configurations, dynamic forms.
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    SAP
    I think if you have a large organization, it's probably the product and the marketplace to go to. We're a large management consulting firm operating in four to seven countries. And generally speaking, I think that's the size and the scope where it scales best. I can't speak to smaller companies, but I can't see smaller companies leveraging the benefits as much as a larger organization can.
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    Pros
    MariaDB
    • Simpler learning curve. MariaDB is a cleaner, simpler system that is (IMO) easier to learn and easier to manage effectively than many other database systems.
    • Lower hardware requirements. After migrating to MariaDB from another database software system, we find that our hardware needs have substantially decreased.
    • MariaDB support is very responsive. It's like they actually care. On the few occasions we've run into technical issues, support has always come through with what we needed. Once it was showing me a relatively new feature the server supported that I wasn't aware of, that, once I was able to properly make use of it helped me resolve a serious production performance issue.
    • Architectural flexibility. As an example, the ready availability of synchronous (Galera) versus asynchronous replication schemes without being locked into one of the other by enormous technical complexity or punitive licensing, allows the customer to find what really works best for their needs.
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    Oracle
    • Stable - it just runs, with minimal downtime or errors
    • Fast - well-structured data is quickly written and read
    • Secure - MySQL is easy to keep data secure from people and applications that shouldn't see it
    • Easy to use - SQL is industry standard so no problems with adding, editing and reading data stored in MySQL
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    SAP
    • Real-time reporting and analytics on data: because of its in-memory architecture, it is perfect for businesses that need to make quick decisions based on current information.
    • Managing workload with complex data: it can handle a vast range of data types, including relational, documental, geospatial, graph, vector, and time series data.
    • Developing and deploying intelligent data applications: it provides various tools for such applications and can be used for machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate tasks, gain insights from data, and make predictions.
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    Cons
    MariaDB
    • 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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    Oracle
    • Learning curve: is big. Newbies will face problems in understanding the platform initially. However, with plenty of online resources, one can easily find solutions to problems and learn on the go.
    • Backup and restore: MySQL is not very seamless. Although the data is never ruptured or missed, the process involved is not very much user-friendly. Maybe, a new command-line interface for only the backup-restore functionality shall be set up again to make this very important step much easier to perform and maintain.
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    SAP
    • Requires higher processing power, otherwise it won't fly. How ever computing costs are lower. Incase you are migrating to cloud please do not select the highest config available in that series . Upgrading it later against a reserved instance can cost you dearly with a series change
    • Lack of clarity on licensing is one major challenge
    • Unless S/4 with additional features are enabled mere migration HANA DB is not a rewarding journey. Power is in S/4
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    Likelihood to Renew
    MariaDB
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    Oracle
    For teaching Databases and SQL, I would definitely continue to use MySQL. It provides a good, solid foundation to learn about databases. Also to learn about the SQL language and how it works with the creation, insertion, deletion, updating, and manipulation of data, tables, and databases. This SQL language is a foundation and can be used to learn many other database related concepts.
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    SAP
    We would rate our likelihood of renewing at 9/10. SAP HANA Cloud has proven to be a highly reliable and scalable data platform that consistently delivers strong performance. Its seamless integration with our overall SAP landscape, combined with improved analytics and real-time data capabilities, makes it a core part of our long-term technology strategy.
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    Usability
    MariaDB
    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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    Oracle
    I give MySQL a 9/10 overall because I really like it but I feel like there are a lot of tech people who would hate it if I gave it a 10/10. I've never had any problems with it or reached any of its limitations but I know a few people who have so I can't give it a 10/10 based on those complaints.
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    SAP
    It is very useful solution which provides you speedier data processing, real-time analytics. It helps you manage diverse data types. It also offers you excellent disaster management. It has user friendly interface which helps you navigate system and transactions easily and perform task smoothly.
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    Reliability and Availability
    MariaDB
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    SAP
    so far, we didn't get any outage
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    Performance
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    SAP
    so far good
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    Support Rating
    MariaDB
    We have launched several inquiries to MariaDB support and they have always responded very quickly and have not been tutoring for the duration of the incident/problem.
    Likewise, they want to hold constant meetings with the client to get their opinion as well as how they can help.
    I see a very human support and concerned about the customer.
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    Oracle
    We have never contacted MySQL enterprise support team for any issues related to MySQL. This is because we have been using primarily the MySQL Server community edition and have been using the MySQL support forums for any questions and practical guidance that we needed before and during the technical implementations. Overall, the support community has been very helpful and allowed us to make the most out of the community edition.
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    SAP
    However, I am not the right person to answer this as we have another department to handle support and contact the service provider for any support required. Although i will say that they are the quick respondent and knows how to handle querry of the customers and provide quick and better support.
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    Implementation Rating
    MariaDB
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    Oracle
    1. Estimate your data size. 2. Test, test, and test.
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    SAP
    Professional GIS people are some of the most risk-averse there are, and it's difficult to get them to move to HANA in one step. Start with small projects building to 80% use of HANA spatial over time.
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    Alternatives Considered
    MariaDB
    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 on the same environment with little overhead. One of the best features that MariaDB has is the ability of backup or dump data to standard text sql statements. That was one of the reasons why we choose MariaDb because it makes backups or transferring data a snap
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    Oracle
    MongoDB has a dynamic schema for how data is stored in 'documents' whereas MySQL is more structured with tables, columns, and rows. MongoDB was built for high availability whereas MySQL can be a challenge when it comes to replication of the data and making everything redundant in the event of a DR or outage.
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    SAP
    I have deep knowledge of other disk based DBMSs. They are venerable technology, but the attempts to extend them to current architectures belie the fact they are built on 40 year old technology. There are some good columnar in-memory databases but they lack the completeness of capability present in the HANA platform.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    MariaDB
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    Oracle
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    SAP
    I don't have visibility in licensing
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    Scalability
    MariaDB
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    SAP
    Limitation of training deliverable by organization
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    Professional Services
    MariaDB
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    Oracle
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    SAP
    We are still in process for the first applciaiton
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    Return on Investment
    MariaDB
    • Low CAPEX if you have a team that use open source software day by day
    • Medium OPEX if you have a team that use open source software day by day
    • Perfect to use in academic ambient to support researchers and students
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    Oracle
    • As it is an open source solution through community solution, we can use it in a multitude of projects without cost license
    • The acquisition by Oracle makes you need to contract support for the enterprise version
    • If you have knowledge about oracle databases, you can get more out of the enterprise version
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    SAP
    • ROI has always been high in terms of the functionality that it offers and the security features it comes with.
    • Managing large volumes of data in real-time is not an easy task, but it does it pretty well with faster data processing.
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