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# MariaDB vs MaxDB Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**MariaDB** [

4.4/5(226)

](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews#reviews)

**MaxDB** [

4.2/5(14)

](https://www.g2.com/products/maxdb/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**MariaDB**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**MaxDB**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**MariaDB**
2 months

Based on 5 responses

**MaxDB**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**MariaDB**
13 months

Based on 32 responses

**MaxDB**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**MariaDB**
$$$$$

**MaxDB**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**MariaDB**
12%

**MaxDB**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**MariaDB**
[
Ease of Use (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1695307&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Easy Integrations (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1695340&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Beginner Unfriendliness (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2292152&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Connectivity Issues (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2077327&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**MaxDB**
Not enough data

Integrations

**MariaDB**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_da633d2d1c1fd43e5e3cc46236965f55/elastic-elasticsearch.png "Product Avatar Image")

Elasticsearch

](https://www.g2.com/products/elastic-elasticsearch/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_6c0bceb4bba558e94f5d215881182f3a/redis-software.png "Product Avatar Image")

Redis Software

](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-software/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/integrations)

**MaxDB**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**MariaDB**
 ![MariaDB screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/121371/Screen-Shot-2019-11-13-at-10.10.31-AM.png)

**MaxDB**
No screenshot available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**MariaDB**

8.9

8.9183

**MaxDB**

7.9

7.98

Ease of Use

**MariaDB**

8.9

8.9185

**MaxDB**

8.8

8.88

Ease of Setup

**MariaDB**

8.7

8.7115

**MaxDB**

8.6

8.67

Ease of Admin

**MariaDB**

8.4

8.4110

**MaxDB**

8.3

8.37

Quality of Support

**MariaDB**

7.9

7.9142

**MaxDB**

8.3

8.37

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**MariaDB**

8.1

8.188

**MaxDB**

8.3

8.37

Product Direction (% positive)

**MariaDB**

8.9

8.9176

**MaxDB**

10.0

10.05

Features

Relational Databases[Hide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

175

8.2

5

Management 

Data Schema

9.2(won by 0.5)

28

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.7

5

Query Language

9.2(won by 0.9)

29

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.3

5

ACID - Complaint

8.5

25

8.7(won by 0.2)

5

Data Replication

8.5(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Support 

Operating Systems

8.9(won by 0.9)

22

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.0

5

Text Search

8.6(won by default)

26

Not enough data

Data Types

8.9(won by default)

28

Not enough data

Languages

8.5(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Security

Database Locking

8.7(won by 0.4)

27

8.3

5

Access Control

8.8(won by default)

28

Not enough data

Encryption

8.8(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Authentication

8.7(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Performance 

Query Optimizer

8.5(won by 0.2)

27

8.3

5

Disaster Recovery

8.3(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Data Concurrency

8.6(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Workload Management

8.4(won by default)

24

Not enough data

Advanced Indexing

8.4(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Database Features

Availability

9.1(won by 1.1)

156

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.0

5

Stability

9.2(won by 1.5)

156

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.7

5

Scalability

8.6(won by 0.3)

148

8.3

5

Data Manipulation

8.7(won by 1.4)

150

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.3

5

Storage

9.0(won by default)

153

Not enough data

Security

8.6(won by default)

150

Not enough data

Query Language

9.0(won by default)

154

Not enough data

Columnar Databases[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.0

10

Not enough data

Storage

Data Model

8.8(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Data Types

8.9(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Availability

Auto Sharding

9.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Auto Recovery

8.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Data Replication

8.6(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Performance

Integrated Cache

9.0(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Security

Role-Based Authorization

9.4(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Authentication

9.5(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Audit Logs

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Encryption

9.2(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Support

Multi-Model

9.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Operating Systems

8.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

AWS Marketplace[Hide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

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

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![MariaDB](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1546027546/mariadb.svg "MariaDB")](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews)

MariaDB

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

41.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

31.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

27.1%

[![MaxDB](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_674e522adcf9ca83adaed4907b3fb95a/maxdb.jpg "MaxDB")](https://www.g2.com/products/maxdb/reviews)

MaxDB

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

14.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

28.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

57.1%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

41.3%

14.3%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

31.7%

28.6%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

27.1%

57.1%

Reviewers' Industry

[![MariaDB](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1546027546/mariadb.svg "MariaDB")](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews)
MariaDB

Information Technology and Services

26.1%

Computer Software

20.2%

Internet

5.0%

Telecommunications

5.0%

Computer & Network Security

3.7%

Other

39.9%

[![MaxDB](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_674e522adcf9ca83adaed4907b3fb95a/maxdb.jpg "MaxDB")](https://www.g2.com/products/maxdb/reviews)
MaxDB

Information Technology and Services

21.4%

E-Learning

14.3%

Utilities

7.1%

Retail

7.1%

Real Estate

7.1%

Other

42.9%

Alternatives

**MariaDB Alternatives**

 ![Microsoft SQL Server](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a8a99a96fda235658139f710592f8a53/microsoft-sql-server.svg "Microsoft SQL Server")

[
MS SQL
](/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews)

 ![MySQL](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_240340edca859994ec71e4490aa20022/mysql.png "MySQL")

[
MySQL
](/products/mysql/reviews)

 ![Oracle Database](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_82f55e945509bff7b8009e8024cfe73c/oracle-database.jpg "Oracle Database")

[
Oracle Database
](/products/oracle-database/reviews)

 ![Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1533130188/amazon-relational-database-service-rds.svg "Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)")

[
Amazon Relational Database...
](/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews)

**MaxDB Alternatives**

 ![Oracle Database](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_82f55e945509bff7b8009e8024cfe73c/oracle-database.jpg "Oracle Database")

[
Oracle Database
](/products/oracle-database/reviews)

 ![PostgreSQL](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_251be2af3ae607c45c14e816eaa1cf41/postgresql.png "PostgreSQL")

[
PostgreSQL
](/products/postgresql/reviews)

 ![Microsoft SQL Server](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a8a99a96fda235658139f710592f8a53/microsoft-sql-server.svg "Microsoft SQL Server")

[
MS SQL
](/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews)

 ![IBM Db2](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1553782253/ibm-db2.svg "IBM Db2")

[
IBM Db2
](/products/ibm-db2/reviews)

## MariaDB vs MaxDB

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found MariaDB easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with MaxDB overall.

- Reviewers felt that MariaDB meets the needs of their business better than MaxDB.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that MaxDB is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of MaxDB over MariaDB.