# MariaDB vs Percona Server Comparison | | MariaDB | Percona Server | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.9 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 226 | 14 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (41.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (41.7% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### MariaDB Pros: - Ease of Use (2 reviews) - Easy Integrations (2 reviews) Cons: - Beginner Unfriendliness (1 reviews) - Connectivity Issues (1 reviews) ### Percona Server **Not enough data** --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | MariaDB | Percona Server | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (183 reviews) | 9.1 (9 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (185 reviews) | 9.5 (10 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (115 reviews) | 8.1 (7 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (110 reviews) | 7.9 (7 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.9 (142 reviews) | 8.5 (8 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.1 (88 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.9 (176 reviews) | 10.0 (8 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### MariaDB #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes ### Percona Server #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Relational Databases | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **MariaDB** | 8.7/10 | 175 | | **Percona Server** | 9.6/10 | 9 | #### Management | Feature | MariaDB | Percona Server | |---|---|---| | **Data Schema** | 9.2 (28 reviews) | 9.7 (6 reviews) | | **Query Language** | 9.2 (29 reviews) | 9.5 (7 reviews) | | **ACID - Complaint** | 8.5 (25 reviews) | 9.3 (7 reviews) | | **Data Replication** | 8.5 (23 reviews) | 9.5 (7 reviews) | #### Support | Feature | MariaDB | Percona Server | |---|---|---| | **Text Search** | 8.6 (26 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | | **Data Types** | 8.9 (28 reviews) | 9.5 (7 reviews) | | **Languages** | 8.5 (23 reviews) | 8.8 (7 reviews) | | **Operating Systems** | 8.9 (22 reviews) | 9.5 (7 reviews) | #### Security | Feature | MariaDB | Percona Server | |---|---|---| | **Database Locking** | 8.7 (27 reviews) | 9.5 (7 reviews) | | **Access Control** | 8.8 (28 reviews) | 9.7 (6 reviews) | | **Encryption** | 8.8 (22 reviews) | 9.8 (7 reviews) | | **Authentication** | 8.7 (23 reviews) | 9.8 (7 reviews) | #### Performance | Feature | MariaDB | Percona Server | |---|---|---| | **Disaster Recovery** | 8.3 (21 reviews) | 10.0 (6 reviews) | | **Data Concurrency** | 8.6 (22 reviews) | 9.8 (7 reviews) | | **Workload Management** | 8.4 (24 reviews) | 9.5 (7 reviews) | | **Advanced Indexing** | 8.4 (20 reviews) | 9.5 (7 reviews) | | **Query Optimizer** | 8.5 (27 reviews) | 10.0 (6 reviews) | #### Database Features | Feature | MariaDB | Percona Server | |---|---|---| | **Storage** | 9.0 (153 reviews) | 9.7 (6 reviews) | | **Availability** | 9.1 (156 reviews) | 9.7 (6 reviews) | | **Stability** | 9.2 (156 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | | **Scalability** | 8.6 (148 reviews) | 10.0 (5 reviews) | | **Security** | 8.6 (150 reviews) | 10.0 (6 reviews) | | **Data Manipulation** | 8.7 (150 reviews) | 9.4 (6 reviews) | | **Query Language** | 9.0 (154 reviews) | 10.0 (6 reviews) | ### Columnar Databases | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **MariaDB** | 9.0/10 | 10 | | **Percona Server** | N/A | N/A | #### Storage | Feature | MariaDB | Percona Server | |---|---|---| | **Data Model** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Types** | 8.9 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Availability | Feature | MariaDB | Percona Server | |---|---|---| | **Auto Sharding** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Auto Recovery** | 8.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Replication** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Performance | Feature | MariaDB | Percona Server | |---|---|---| | **Integrated Cache** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | MariaDB | Percona Server | |---|---|---| | **Role-Based Authorization** | 9.4 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Authentication** | 9.5 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Audit Logs** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Encryption** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Support | Feature | MariaDB | Percona Server | |---|---|---| | **Multi-Model** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Operating Systems** | 8.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | ### AWS Marketplace | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **MariaDB** | N/A | N/A | | **Percona Server** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace | Feature | MariaDB | Percona Server | |---|---|---| | **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 | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases) **Unique to MariaDB (2):** [Columnar Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/columnar-databases), [AWS Marketplace Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/aws-marketplace) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | MariaDB | Percona Server | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 41.3% | 41.7% | | **Mid-Market** | 31.7% | 41.7% | | **Enterprise** | 27.1% | 16.7% | ### By Industry #### 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% #### Percona Server - **Marketing and Advertising:** 25.0% - **Information Technology and Services:** 16.7% - **Telecommunications:** 8.3% - **Research:** 8.3% - **Market Research:** 8.3% - **Industrial Automation:** 8.3% - **Financial Services:** 8.3% - **Education Management:** 8.3% - **Computer Software:** 8.3% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to MariaDB - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2271 reviews) - [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1675 reviews) - [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews) - [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (906 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 (677 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 (260 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 (620 reviews) ### Alternatives to Percona Server - [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1675 reviews) - [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews) - [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews) - [EDB Postgres Advanced Server](https://www.g2.com/products/edb-postgres-advanced-server/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (37 reviews) - [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (677 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2271 reviews) - [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews) - [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (906 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (620 reviews) - [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### 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/" ### Percona Server - Title: [Is percona faster than MySQL?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-percona-faster-than-mysql) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "In general, yes. After additional tunning, performance can be dramatically increased." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/mariadb-vs-percona-server)