# Amazon Redshift vs MariaDB Comparison

| | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 402 | 226 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (40.1% of reviews) | Small-Business (41.3% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $1.22 - $3.26  Per hour | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Amazon Redshift

Pros:
- Ease of Use (7 reviews)
- Integrations (7 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (5 reviews)
- Feature Limitations (5 reviews)

### MariaDB

Pros:
- Ease of Use (2 reviews)
- Easy Integrations (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Beginner Unfriendliness (1 reviews)
- Connectivity Issues (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (285 reviews) | 8.9 (183 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (285 reviews) | 8.9 (185 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.6 (142 reviews) | 8.7 (115 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (129 reviews) | 8.4 (110 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (268 reviews) | 7.9 (142 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (128 reviews) | 8.1 (88 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.9 (256 reviews) | 8.9 (176 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Amazon Redshift

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: RA3.4xlarge

Price: $1.22 - $3.26  Per hour

Description: On-demand, 1-Year, or 3-Year Terms

Key Features:
- Commit to save up to 34% 

[Browse all 6 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### MariaDB

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Data Warehouse

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Redshift** | 8.4/10 | 151 |
| **MariaDB** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Integration** | 8.8 (136 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Data Compression** | 8.4 (125 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Data Quality** | 8.8 (131 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Built-In Data Analytics** | 8.0 (127 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **In-Database Machine Learning** | 7.6 (102 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Data Lake Analytics** | 8.3 (119 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Integration

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI/ ML Integration** | 7.9 (101 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **BI Tool Integration** | 8.7 (130 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Data lake Integration** | 8.6 (119 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Deployment

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **On-Premise** | 8.1 (102 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud** | 9.0 (132 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | 8.9 (137 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Governance** | 8.7 (126 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Data Security** | 8.8 (128 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | 7.3 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | 7.2 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Relational Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Redshift** | N/A | N/A |
| **MariaDB** | 8.7/10 | 175 |

#### Management 

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Schema** | Not enough data | 9.2 (28 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | 9.2 (29 reviews) | 
| **ACID - Complaint** | Not enough data | 8.5 (25 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 8.5 (23 reviews) | 

#### Support 

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Text Search** | Not enough data | 8.6 (26 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | 8.9 (28 reviews) | 
| **Languages** | Not enough data | 8.5 (23 reviews) | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | 8.9 (22 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Database Locking** | Not enough data | 8.7 (27 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | 8.8 (28 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | 8.8 (22 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | 8.7 (23 reviews) | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.3 (21 reviews) | 
| **Data Concurrency** | Not enough data | 8.6 (22 reviews) | 
| **Workload Management** | Not enough data | 8.4 (24 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Indexing** | Not enough data | 8.4 (20 reviews) | 
| **Query Optimizer** | Not enough data | 8.5 (27 reviews) | 

#### Database Features

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | 9.0 (153 reviews) | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | 9.1 (156 reviews) | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | 9.2 (156 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | 8.6 (148 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | 8.6 (150 reviews) | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | 8.7 (150 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | 9.0 (154 reviews) | 

### Columnar Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Redshift** | 8.3/10 | 63 |
| **MariaDB** | 9.0/10 | 10 |

#### Storage

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | 8.4 (53 reviews) | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | 8.4 (56 reviews) | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | 8.6 (47 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Auto Recovery** | 8.2 (50 reviews) | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | 8.4 (48 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | 8.2 (48 reviews) | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | 8.7 (47 reviews) | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | 8.4 (52 reviews) | 9.5 (7 reviews) | 
| **Audit Logs** | 8.1 (47 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | 8.5 (48 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | 7.9 (43 reviews) | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Operating Systems** | 8.5 (47 reviews) | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 

### AWS Marketplace

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Redshift** | N/A | N/A |
| **MariaDB** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Columnar Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/columnar-databases)

**Unique to Amazon Redshift (2):** [Data Warehouse Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-warehouse), [Big Data Integration Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-integration-platforms)

**Unique to MariaDB (2):** [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases), [AWS Marketplace Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/aws-marketplace)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Amazon Redshift | MariaDB | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 20.7% | 41.3% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 40.1% | 31.7% | 
| **Enterprise** | 39.2% | 27.1% | 

### By Industry

#### Amazon Redshift

- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.3%
- **Computer Software:** 12.6%
- **Financial Services:** 7.7%
- **Retail:** 5.5%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.6%
- **Telecommunications:** 4.6%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.4%
- **Banking:** 3.8%
- **Pharmaceuticals:** 2.5%
- **Management Consulting:** 2.2%
- **Other:** 36.9%

#### MariaDB

- **Information Technology and Services:** 26.1%
- **Computer Software:** 20.2%
- **Internet:** 5.0%
- **Telecommunications:** 5.0%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.7%
- **Education Management:** 3.7%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.8%
- **Computer Networking:** 2.3%
- **Higher Education:** 2.3%
- **Retail:** 1.8%
- **Other:** 27.1%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Amazon Redshift

- [Google Cloud BigQuery](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1226 reviews)
- [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (756 reviews)
- [Rocket Vertica](https://www.g2.com/products/rocket-vertica/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (216 reviews)
- [Cloudera](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudera/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (136 reviews)
- [Databricks](https://www.g2.com/products/databricks/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1335 reviews)
- [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews)
- [Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-autonomous-knowledge-platform/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (375 reviews)
- [Panoply](https://www.g2.com/products/panoply/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (83 reviews)
- [SQL Server 2019](https://www.g2.com/products/sql-server-2019/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (83 reviews)
- [IBM Netezza Performance Server](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-netezza-performance-server/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (84 reviews)

### Alternatives to MariaDB

- [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2284 reviews)
- [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1680 reviews)
- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1012 reviews)
- [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (908 reviews)
- [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews)
- [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (683 reviews)
- [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews)
- [SQLite](https://www.g2.com/products/sqlite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (261 reviews)
- [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews)
- [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Amazon Redshift

- Title: [When can I use Amazon redshift?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/when-can-i-use-amazon-redshift) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "You can use it in Datawarehousing. "
- Title: [Should I use with a data mart for a frontend tool that make request on it ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/should-i-use-with-a-data-mart-for-a-frontend-tool-that-make-request-on-it) — 3 comments, 3 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Mehdi 

Can you elaborate your question? 

AWS Redshift is a DataBase/Data Warehouse service, which is Ideal for Analytical use cases. 

You can..."
- Title: [What are the characteristics of redshift?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-characteristics-of-redshift) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Redshift is mainly used for Big data and analytics to store the data in columner format. Retrieve the data is very fast and parallel processing also most..."
- Title: [Is Amazon redshift good for large datasets considering its cost.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-amazon-redshift-good-for-large-datasets-considering-its-cost) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "its costly"
- Title: [What does Amazon redshift do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-amazon-redshift-do) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Redshift is data warehouse where data reside on cloud and on top of that we can query the required data."

### MariaDB

- Title: [What is MariaDB used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/mariadb-what-is-mariadb-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "It is a fork of MySQL used for data warehouse, e-com services and usage for similar kind of data manipulation tasks. "
- Title: [Is MariaDB compatible with MySQL?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-mariadb-compatible-with-mysql) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Yes"
- Title: [What is MariaDB server?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-mariadb-server) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "MariaDB server is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that is compatible with MySQL. I'm pretty sure it was a fork of MySQLs..."
- Title: [What is MariaDB used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-mariadb-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "It is a relational database that stores data in form of row and column coming as input from a source like application softwares"
- Title: [Improvements in the mechanism of replication](https://www.g2.com/discussions/12584-improvements-in-the-mechanism-of-replication) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "MarieDB Galera cluster is the way to go https://mariadb.com/kb/en/what-is-mariadb-galera-cluster/"

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-redshift-vs-mariadb)