# MariaDB vs PostgreSQL Comparison --- ## AI Generated Summary - **G2 reviewers report** that PostgreSQL excels in **reliability and data integrity** , with users highlighting its robust ACID compliance and the ability to handle complex SQL queries effectively. One user noted, "What truly distinguishes PostgreSQL for me is its reliability and data integrity." - **Users say** that MariaDB offers a **user-friendly experience** with its straightforward SQL query support and transaction management features. Reviewers appreciate its ease of integration and high performance, stating, "It is easy to use and provides high performance." - **According to verified reviews** , PostgreSQL has a significantly higher overall G2 Score, indicating greater user satisfaction. With a score of 76.13 compared to MariaDB's 59.29, users seem to prefer PostgreSQL for its comprehensive feature set and reliability. - **Reviewers mention** that while both databases are open-source, PostgreSQL is praised for its **customizability** and ability to run on minimal hardware configurations, making it a cost-effective choice for businesses looking to scale. - **Users highlight** that MariaDB's recent updates have introduced new functions, enhancing its **feature set**. However, the lack of recent reviews (none in the last 90 days) raises questions about its current user engagement and satisfaction levels. - **G2 reviewers note** that PostgreSQL's ease of use and setup are slightly lower than MariaDB's, but many users still find it manageable, with one stating, "We can rely on it for scalability and ease of use, which saves a lot of money on database infrastructure." | | MariaDB | PostgreSQL | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 226 | 682 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (41.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (35.9% 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) ### PostgreSQL Pros: - Features (16 reviews) - Ease of Use (13 reviews) Cons: - Beginner Unfriendliness (7 reviews) - Complexity (6 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | MariaDB | PostgreSQL | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (183 reviews) | 9.1 (557 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (185 reviews) | 8.5 (562 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (115 reviews) | 8.4 (291 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (110 reviews) | 8.2 (251 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.9 (142 reviews) | 7.9 (450 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.1 (88 reviews) | 8.5 (199 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.9 (176 reviews) | 8.5 (542 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### MariaDB #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes ### PostgreSQL #### 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 | | **PostgreSQL** | 8.9/10 | 519 | #### Management | Feature | MariaDB | PostgreSQL | |---|---|---| | **Data Schema** | 9.2 (28 reviews) | 9.1 (127 reviews) | | **Query Language** | 9.2 (29 reviews) | 9.1 (123 reviews) | | **ACID - Complaint** | 8.5 (25 reviews) | 9.2 (114 reviews) | | **Data Replication** | 8.5 (23 reviews) | 8.9 (114 reviews) | #### Support | Feature | MariaDB | PostgreSQL | |---|---|---| | **Text Search** | 8.6 (26 reviews) | 8.7 (116 reviews) | | **Data Types** | 8.9 (28 reviews) | 9.2 (132 reviews) | | **Languages** | 8.5 (23 reviews) | 9.1 (113 reviews) | | **Operating Systems** | 8.9 (22 reviews) | 9.1 (118 reviews) | #### Security | Feature | MariaDB | PostgreSQL | |---|---|---| | **Database Locking** | 8.7 (27 reviews) | 8.7 (119 reviews) | | **Access Control** | 8.8 (28 reviews) | 9.0 (121 reviews) | | **Encryption** | 8.8 (22 reviews) | 8.6 (112 reviews) | | **Authentication** | 8.7 (23 reviews) | 8.9 (114 reviews) | #### Performance | Feature | MariaDB | PostgreSQL | |---|---|---| | **Disaster Recovery** | 8.3 (21 reviews) | 8.6 (109 reviews) | | **Data Concurrency** | 8.6 (22 reviews) | 8.8 (119 reviews) | | **Workload Management** | 8.4 (24 reviews) | 8.7 (110 reviews) | | **Advanced Indexing** | 8.4 (20 reviews) | 8.7 (119 reviews) | | **Query Optimizer** | 8.5 (27 reviews) | 8.6 (116 reviews) | #### Database Features | Feature | MariaDB | PostgreSQL | |---|---|---| | **Storage** | 9.0 (153 reviews) | 9.0 (466 reviews) | | **Availability** | 9.1 (156 reviews) | 9.0 (472 reviews) | | **Stability** | 9.2 (156 reviews) | 9.0 (479 reviews) | | **Scalability** | 8.6 (148 reviews) | 8.6 (462 reviews) | | **Security** | 8.6 (150 reviews) | 8.7 (446 reviews) | | **Data Manipulation** | 8.7 (150 reviews) | 8.8 (461 reviews) | | **Query Language** | 9.0 (154 reviews) | 9.0 (469 reviews) | ### Columnar Databases | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **MariaDB** | 9.0/10 | 10 | | **PostgreSQL** | N/A | N/A | #### Storage | Feature | MariaDB | PostgreSQL | |---|---|---| | **Data Model** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Types** | 8.9 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Availability | Feature | MariaDB | PostgreSQL | |---|---|---| | **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 | PostgreSQL | |---|---|---| | **Integrated Cache** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | MariaDB | PostgreSQL | |---|---|---| | **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 | PostgreSQL | |---|---|---| | **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 | | **PostgreSQL** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace | Feature | MariaDB | PostgreSQL | |---|---|---| | **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 | PostgreSQL | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 41.3% | 35.9% | | **Mid-Market** | 31.7% | 34.4% | | **Enterprise** | 27.1% | 29.7% | ### 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% #### PostgreSQL - **Information Technology and Services:** 27.5% - **Computer Software:** 22.9% - **Financial Services:** 4.2% - **Internet:** 4.2% - **Telecommunications:** 2.8% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.8% - **Higher Education:** 2.7% - **Computer & Network Security:** 2.2% - **Retail:** 2.0% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.0% - **Other:** 26.7% --- ## Alternatives ### 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) - [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 (620 reviews) - [OpenText Vertica](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-vertica/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (216 reviews) ### Alternatives to PostgreSQL - [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) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (620 reviews) - [Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-autonomous-knowledge-platform/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (375 reviews) - [SQLite](https://www.g2.com/products/sqlite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (261 reviews) - [Azure SQL Database](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-sql-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (241 reviews) - [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 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/" ### PostgreSQL - Title: [What are the advantages and disadvantages of PostgreSQL?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-postgresql) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Advantages: A different resource for your SQL needs without the tag of a legacy system" - Title: [What is PostgreSQL used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-postgresql-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "PostgreSQL is an open-source database used to store, manage, and retrieve data. It's known for its reliability, scalability, and support for complex queries,..." - Title: [What is special about PostgreSQL?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-special-about-postgresql) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Provides features like scalability, reliability, and provides security which makes PostgreSQL more special. " - Title: [What programs use PostgreSQL?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-programs-use-postgresql) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "SQL" - Title: [Can we get some video tutorials on usage? Also how do we connect them over cloud ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-we-get-some-video-tutorials-on-usage-also-how-do-we-connect-them-over-cloud) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Hey Jay, We use Postgresql on all of our cloud servers. We connect via SSL connections to the specific..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/mariadb-vs-postgresql)