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October 06, 2020
We currently have 2 installations of MariaDB TX Cluster formed by 3 nodes each installation.
One installation is in the pre-production environment and another is in the production environment.
In MariaDB TX Cluster we have the databases of two of the main applications of the company, which in addition to having internal use also have public use from the internet.
- High availability through the MariaDB TX Cluster.
- Performance improvement with proxy for MariaDB, MaxScale.
- Great support, respond quickly to questions.
- Constant evolution of the product.
- Improving the migration of databases from MySQL to Maria DB, by default they are done easily but as there is an error it is costly to solve it.
- Some minor bugs in MariaDB version updates.
September 20, 2020
My company provides finance-related services to customers, using our own proprietary software. We process customer transactions and store customer data in our own data center. MariaDB is our production RDBMS software - one way to look at it is that it's the bedrock on which everything rests.
We also use MariaDB for development and testing, of course. We used to be an Oracle shop but over the course of time, we migrated all of our operations to MariaDB. It meets the needs of a relatively small business efficiently and reliably.
We also use MariaDB for development and testing, of course. We used to be an Oracle shop but over the course of time, we migrated all of our operations to MariaDB. It meets the needs of a relatively small business efficiently and reliably.
- 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.
- Complications from the single, global shared ibdata1 (which may be considered more an InnoDB limitation).
- Backups and restores, especially if you do partial (per db) backups. Actually the backups work very well but the restores are not pleasant.
- Certain weaknesses in Galera. Because of the way it works it doesn't handle very large single transactions very well (I understand that has improved in recent releases, but that was after we moved away from Galera), and there are altogether too many ways to stall an entire Galera cluster - you will find them.
Initially we just use it as in place upgrade for MySQL as part of system regeneration, later it turned out that its performance was far better than the original MySQL that we replaced. Our system was designed to be low maintenance and less human interaction, therefore we need a database system that quite simple and practically maintenance-free.
- Aria engine support, the improved MyISAM, it deliver faster performance with less required buffer than InnoDB, also almost a maintenance free table that less fragmented, no need to optimize so often.
- Based on out experience, having smaller memory requirement.
- With proper setup, it is fast.
- It will nice to have Aria engine be able to perform concurrent SELECT and INSERT/UPDATE like in InnoDB.
We are using MariaDB Enterprise 3-node cluster setup in production with 10.4.13 version and on top of the cluster using max scale router to load balance read/write OLTP traffic. In the 10.4 version, there is a lot of improvement done for InnoDB performance and especially the changes regarding the instance drop of any table fields. I also found very useful the use of the SQL-mode feature for strict typecasting.
- Strict type checking with default mode on for STRICT_TRANS_TABLES
- Instant drop column operation (instant add column is already available), a big part of schema changes can be performed ad hoc
- MariaDB 10.4 will benefit from faster extension of VARCHAR columns, additionally, character set and collation changes on non-indexed columns will be instant.
- MariaDB 10.4 comes with an option for expiring user password
- Galera 26.4 - MariaDB 10.4 will benefit from a new Galera version with features like streaming replication or improved SST thanks to backup locks.
- MariaDB 10.4 you can set SQL-mode = MSSQL
- Explain and analyze works as a separate command as compared to other MySQL products
August 11, 2020
It is the main data base solution for almost all the applications we are developing that require storing data in relational database. It's used for storing content and parts of websites as well as some configuration. It's also used for simple contest apps that require entry code checkout. Software development team is mainly working with MariaDB but apps, website or tools based on MariaDB are used across all organization.
- It's easy to use for software development team members with knowledge of SQL.
- It's better than standard MySQL solutions, it's a little bit faster.
- It's also often required for some applications that we use for example CMS.
- While using with large data it's slowing.
September 24, 2020

My team is currently using MariaDB Enterprise to store data for several customer-facing microservices that delivery critical weather data in the form of alerts and reports. To the best of my knowledge we are the only team in our division that uses it. Previously we were using a NoSQL implementation but it was not a good fit for the types of data we store. Moving to a relational model has made a huge improvement in performance and reliability. We specifically chose MariaDB as it supports a multi-region replication model.
- Replication - Works extremely well and has very reasonable latency.
- Monitoring - There is no shortage of tools for monitoring clusters.
- Reliability - Rock-solid product that appears to be quite resilient.
- I honestly can't think of anything I'd change.
MariaDB is our primary database for user data.
- SQL - Is well known and supports most types of usage cases for a database.
- Open source - means there's lots of support and resources to develop on.
- Multi-platform - runs on any operating system and doesn't tie it down.
- Full text searches - slows startup to the extreme, leaks memory, can be buggy.
- Startup process needs to be streamlined and with more output. You shouldn't need to debug the system to find out what the startup process is doing.
- More consideration to using multiple databases. Most solutions seem to concentrate on single database products.
- MariaBackup is buggy and might not work on larger databases. Taking backups or restoring them takes manual work. Could really need some easy to use tools and less hand scripting shell scripts.
- High performance and availability.
- Has an active open-source developer community.
- Robust transactional support.
- Availability of many storage engines.
- MariaDB is no longer completely compatible with MySQL, which makes migration a tedious process.
- Needs improvement in caching.
- It doesn't support full outer joins.
- Implementation of JSON datatype in MariaDB isn't ideal.
August 06, 2020

We are using MariaDB as our database choice for one service in our microservice architecture.
MariaDB is one of our go-to choices for relational database system if we need to launch a simple web application quickly without the need for any complex feature in the application or database itself. Its simplicity and ease of use are definitely the most appealing aspects for us.
MariaDB is one of our go-to choices for relational database system if we need to launch a simple web application quickly without the need for any complex feature in the application or database itself. Its simplicity and ease of use are definitely the most appealing aspects for us.
- Simple, easy to install and upgrade.
- Mature.
- Massive user base which makes it easier to find support when needed.
- Lack of advanced features.
- Caching performance is lackluster compared to PostgreSQL or SQL Server.
- Arguably prone to error since it doesn't distinguish data as accurate as PostgreSQL for example.
September 10, 2020

We use MariaDB for all of our customer-facing applications. It provides replicated data across multiple sites without the high costs of many other DB solutions. It delivers great performance at a great price with flexible engines that allow tuning based on the needs of your data and applications. Their support is fast and thorough.
- Query optimization
- Table partitioning
- Relational and non-relational data
- Adding servers to replication series (playing catchup)
Vital db for quite a large number of our applications used internally and externally. The database is used for some management tools used by the infrastructure team. Externally it's being used for reporting to our customers as well as holding some of the metadata. MariaDB is tied into Galera which also helps out considerably for high availability.
- Fast writes. Writes are fast, where it depends on the hardware.
- Reads are fast. Putting into memory is easy.
- Functions and procedures are easy to implement.
- Paritioning is nicely implemented.
- Bloating. Can't reduce the size of idx log file, especially when data is truncated from tables. Space is not reclaimed. Need to find way to "shrink" file.
- Writes are dependent on hardware. If hardware isn't great, writes will be effected. If that can still be solved through software.
- Flushing of cache data is not as fast as it should be. There can be cases of malformed data.
October 15, 2019
MariaDB is being used for all our academic computing and research projects at Pomona College where an relational database is needed. The problem that is solves for us is that we can get projects and development up quick on MariaDB without having to have to worry about complex DBA stuff or dealing with expensive licences. Lot's of out online infrastructure uses MariaDB and most anything that is currently on MySQL will be moved to MariaDB.
- 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.
- I can honestly sat that there is no area where MariaDB needs improvement. Nothing is hard to use, the learning curve is just the nature of the product. I see no missing functionality, add ting things would only be unwanted bloat.
November 19, 2019

We use MariaDB to host databases for applications used by both employees and customers. It is managed and hosted by IT, but is used to host data for a wide variety of mission-critical services. Because MariaDB is free software, we are able to use it without some of the licensing concerns that we face with other database systems.
- Reliability - MariaDB handles heavy usage loads well for high-traffic applications.
- Easy Administration - For those who are familiar with MySQL, MariaDB is easy to administer and configure.
- Cost - MariaDB is free to use.
- 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.
February 26, 2019
MariaDB is used in our organization to handle medium/small sized DB with non-mission critical applications. It is used for information lookup and small-sized reporting.
- Standard RDMBS which runs on an open-sourced platform
- Performance is enough for small to medium-sized applications
- Low cost
- Within our organization we put so much effort into maintaining software security, do we believe MariaDB should handle the security patch better.
- Certain that join performance could improve
- Support model is still a concern for mission critical applications
MariaDB is being used across our entire organization for various databases. Various different teams use MariaDB and rely on it to maintain their backend application. We implement monitoring and metrics for MariaDB to ensure we are getting the best performance out of our databases. MariaDB can be replicated on other servers for high availability
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MariaDB is being used across a division of the company (Aviation division). It is the primary database server for our internal business tools.
- MariaDB doesn't yet have a Memcached interface
- CHECKSUM TABLE can give different results in MariaDB than in MySQL
May 24, 2018
It is used for storing web services data on microgrid control. The same product is also used to store weather data to analyze the electricity consumption in the future.
- It gives better performance with a large amount of data.
- Easy to switch from SQL database.
- Help to take backups for integration and testers.
- Hard to implement relational queries.
- The graphical user interface should be more attractive.
- It does not show or allow to add a filter to the execution plan.
November 08, 2016
MariaDB actually is used in our Eduroam Authentication Service thats provide authentication to +200 thousand local wifi users. It is being used as database server in other important service called Stoa, that is a big social collaborative net and learning platform used by students and teachers. Security is a special focus for ours developers and we happy with MariaDB. When some critical security issue is discovered, we receive immediately a new version of MariaDB to get the fix.
- Synchronous multi-master cluster that permits to develop high availability applications
- Compatible with applications developed to MySQLDB.
- Not much modification required
- Quicker security releases. You don't need to wait about 2 or 3 months to security patches.
- MariaDB is developed fully in the open: all development decisions can be reviewed and debated on a public mailing list of in the public bug tracker
- We still do not have confidence in using MariaDB in our administrative systems because we do not have experience to use it in critical systems
- We can consider that It is developed mainly by a small company and the future of MariaDB maybe is uncertain (!) (?).
- On the other hands, we didn't find other cons of this software
I use MariaDB for monitoring solutions and an open source project. It's easy to use and I can always find great support. I also have it in a replicated scenario so if something were to happen then I have a backup. This is a great product and would definitely recommend it for someone trying to learn new things!
- SQL
- Applications
- Replication
- Fixing replication issues still needs some work
We're currently using MariaDB to store flattened data from other various sources for quick searching. It addresses the problem of needing to work with data from disparate sources.
- It could use a memcached interface.
- Although it is traditionally thought of as a binary drop-in replacement for MySQL, some incompatibilities have come up since version 5.1
Maria DB was utilised as a data storage tool for asset and geo calibration data. On its own, Maria DB would have struggled to meet the requirements of the users in question as they did not have sufficient experience in using command line. However Maria DB was successfully leveraged using the front UI of Heidi SQL.
- Data Storage
- Data processing
- Data Retrieval
- Stronger help
- Better literature
- For small to meddium volumes of data there is nothing wrong with MySQL
May 26, 2016
We use MariaDB as a drop-in replacement for MySQL. We benefit from the fact that it does not require changing the client side at all - we maintain some legacy applications that would not be easy (or even possible!) to change. At the same time, we benefit from the performance and stability upgrades that MariaDB offers over MySQL.
- I love progress reporting for ALTER TABLE queries. In MySQL you would be facing a long running ALTER TABLE query and have no way to know when it finishes. With MariaDB you see the progress in the process list (especially important if there's a boss breathing down your neck!)
- I haven't done significant benchmarks, but MariaDB seems faster than MySQL. I think it is mostly evident when using subqueries.
- MariaDB has added a lot of extra features over MySQL. However, I think one in particular is still missing - and really, just the one - an ability to compute median values from the data. I miss it in my work quite often.
I use MariaDB for every aspect of my database. I prefer using MariaDB over MySQL!
- A bunch of third party storage engines.
- Various performance enhancements.
- Parallel replication and multi-source replication.
- The future of MariaDB is uncertain. It is developed mainly by a small company that may not have as strong a future as Oracle. There have been and will continue to be MySQL improvements that will never make it into MariaDB.
February 01, 2018

It is used in both internal applications and also in applications and services that are sold to external customers. The software that is being developed in-house uses MariaDB as a database and it is also used when the software is deployed to clustered production environments. MariaDB works as a free and open solution for software that requires a database to function.
- Easy to switch to it from MySQL. No client side re-configuration or re-programming is needed.
- Developed by open community.
- Widely supported in all environments and software.
- It's not guaranteed to be 100% compatible with MySQL (especially newer versions). However I've never encountered problems with this.
- Could have some UI tools incorporated into it like its competitors.
August 05, 2016

The Engineering department uses MariaDB for its OLTP system. It solves the problem we had with NoSQL databases to give us an ACID compliant reliable database storage engine.
- Gives us the flexibility to design data structures which can be joined to give data served by our APIs.
- Provides us options to use multiple storage engines based on the data being stored.
- Replication technology can definitely improve. Currently we face lot of issues with replication causing table locks.
- Provide better troubleshooting tools out of the box, for example a comprehensive GUI like SSMS for SQL Server.
- Alter table and add indexing is an overhead on large tables which causes replication and storage issues.
MariaDB Scorecard Summary
What is MariaDB?
MariaDB Platform is an enterprise open source
database solution, able to support transactional, analytical and hybrid
workloads as well as relational, JSON and hybrid data models. And it has the
scalability to grow from standalone databases and data warehouses to fully
distributed SQL for executing millions of transactions per second and
performing interactive, ad hoc analytics on billions of rows. MariaDB can be
deployed on prem on commodity hardware, is available on all major public clouds
and through MariaDB SkySQL as a fully managed cloud database. To learn more,
visit mariadb.com
Other resources:
5 Key Steps for Selecting Your Ideal DBaaS
Guide to Open Source Database Selection: MariaDB vs. MySQL
Enterprise Database Comparison Guide – MariaDB vs. MS, IBM and Oracle
Other resources:
5 Key Steps for Selecting Your Ideal DBaaS
Guide to Open Source Database Selection: MariaDB vs. MySQL
Enterprise Database Comparison Guide – MariaDB vs. MS, IBM and Oracle
Categories: Relational Databases, Open-Source Database
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- Entry-level set up fee?Optional
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