# MariaDB, QGIS vs Google Earth Pro Comparison

| | MariaDB | QGIS | Google Earth Pro | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 226 | 154 | 384 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (41.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (44.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (42.3% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### MariaDB

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

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

### QGIS

Pros:
- Customization Options (3 reviews)
- Ease of Use (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Stability Issues (3 reviews)
- Feature Limitations (2 reviews)

### Google Earth Pro

Pros:
- 3D Visualization (3 reviews)
- Geospatial Analysis (3 reviews)

Cons:
- Not User-Friendly (2 reviews)
- Export Issues (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | MariaDB | QGIS | Google Earth Pro | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (183 reviews) | 8.6 (130 reviews) | 9.0 (319 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (185 reviews) | 8.1 (130 reviews) | 8.9 (319 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (115 reviews) | 8.8 (33 reviews) | 8.8 (55 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (110 reviews) | 8.5 (18 reviews) | 8.8 (45 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 7.9 (142 reviews) | 7.5 (107 reviews) | 8.2 (233 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.1 (88 reviews) | 8.7 (20 reviews) | 8.7 (35 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.9 (176 reviews) | 8.9 (124 reviews) | 8.6 (317 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### MariaDB

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### QGIS

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Google Earth Pro

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### GIS

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **MariaDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **QGIS** | 8.7/10 | 64 |
| **Google Earth Pro** | 8.4/10 | 192 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | MariaDB | QGIS | Google Earth Pro | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Capture** | Not enough data | 9.1 (54 reviews) | 8.8 (153 reviews) | 
| **Data Storage** | Not enough data | 8.5 (52 reviews) | 8.2 (144 reviews) | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | 8.8 (56 reviews) | 8.1 (145 reviews) | 
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | 8.8 (56 reviews) | 8.9 (165 reviews) | 

#### Map Creation

| Feature | MariaDB | QGIS | Google Earth Pro | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Geocoding** | Not enough data | 8.7 (48 reviews) | 8.6 (143 reviews) | 
| **Buffer Zone Query** | Not enough data | 8.6 (48 reviews) | 8.0 (132 reviews) | 
| **Overlaying** | Not enough data | 9.1 (55 reviews) | 8.4 (156 reviews) | 
| **Publishing** | Not enough data | 8.4 (46 reviews) | 8.1 (141 reviews) | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | MariaDB | QGIS | Google Earth Pro | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Spatial Analysis** | Not enough data | 8.9 (55 reviews) | 8.5 (146 reviews) | 
| **Reporting ** | Not enough data | 8.5 (51 reviews) | 8.4 (145 reviews) | 
| **Real-Time Streaming ** | Not enough data | 7.8 (34 reviews) | 8.3 (131 reviews) | 

### Relational Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **MariaDB** | 8.7/10 | 175 |
| **QGIS** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Earth Pro** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management 

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

#### Support 

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

#### Security

| Feature | MariaDB | QGIS | Google Earth Pro | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Database Locking** | 8.7 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Access Control** | 8.8 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | 8.8 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | 8.7 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Performance 

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

#### Database Features

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

### Columnar Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **MariaDB** | 9.0/10 | 10 |
| **QGIS** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Earth Pro** | N/A | N/A |

#### Storage

| Feature | MariaDB | QGIS | Google Earth Pro | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Types** | 8.9 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | MariaDB | QGIS | Google Earth Pro | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Auto Recovery** | 8.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Performance

| Feature | MariaDB | QGIS | Google Earth Pro | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | MariaDB | QGIS | Google Earth Pro | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | 9.4 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | 9.5 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Support

| Feature | MariaDB | QGIS | Google Earth Pro | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | 8.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### AWS Marketplace

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **MariaDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **QGIS** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Earth Pro** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

| Feature | MariaDB | QGIS | Google Earth Pro | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to MariaDB (3):** [Columnar Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/columnar-databases), [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases), [AWS Marketplace Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/aws-marketplace)

**Unique to QGIS (1):** [GIS Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/gis)

**Unique to Google Earth Pro (1):** [GIS Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/gis)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | MariaDB | QGIS | Google Earth Pro | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 41.3% | 44.9% | 42.3% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 31.7% | 27.9% | 39.3% | 
| **Enterprise** | 27.1% | 27.2% | 18.4% | 

### 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%

#### QGIS

- **Civil Engineering:** 11.6%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 11.0%
- **Government Administration:** 9.6%
- **Research:** 9.6%
- **Environmental Services:** 8.2%
- **Higher Education:** 6.2%
- **Computer Software:** 5.5%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 4.8%
- **Oil & Energy:** 4.1%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.7%
- **Other:** 26.7%

#### Google Earth Pro

- **Civil Engineering:** 12.2%
- **Construction:** 7.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 5.7%
- **Architecture & Planning:** 5.2%
- **Environmental Services:** 4.3%
- **Real Estate:** 4.3%
- **Government Administration:** 3.3%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.3%
- **Civic & Social Organization:** 3.0%
- **Higher Education:** 2.7%
- **Other:** 48.6%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to MariaDB

- [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2280 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 (907 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 (679 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 (621 reviews)

### Alternatives to QGIS

- [AutoCAD](https://www.g2.com/products/autocad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1934 reviews)
- [Esri ArcGIS](https://www.g2.com/products/esri-arcgis/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (539 reviews)
- [ArcGIS Pro](https://www.g2.com/products/arcgis-pro/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (190 reviews)
- [ArcGIS Online](https://www.g2.com/products/arcgis-online/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (190 reviews)
- [Maptitude](https://www.g2.com/products/maptitude/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (148 reviews)
- [Surfer](https://www.g2.com/products/surfer/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (126 reviews)
- [MapInfo Pro](https://www.g2.com/products/mapinfo-pro/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (120 reviews)
- [Google Maps Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/google-maps-platform/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (58 reviews)
- [Mapbox](https://www.g2.com/products/mapbox/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (41 reviews)
- [Octave Imagine (ERDAS IMAGINE)](https://www.g2.com/products/octave-imagine-erdas-imagine/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (31 reviews)

### Alternatives to Google Earth Pro

- [Esri ArcGIS](https://www.g2.com/products/esri-arcgis/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (539 reviews)
- [Maptitude](https://www.g2.com/products/maptitude/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (148 reviews)
- [MapInfo Pro](https://www.g2.com/products/mapinfo-pro/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (120 reviews)
- [Global Mapper](https://www.g2.com/products/global-mapper/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (30 reviews)
- [ArcGIS Earth](https://www.g2.com/products/arcgis-earth/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (29 reviews)
- [BatchGeo](https://www.g2.com/products/batchgeo/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1047 reviews)
- [ArcGIS Pro](https://www.g2.com/products/arcgis-pro/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (190 reviews)
- [ArcGIS Online](https://www.g2.com/products/arcgis-online/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (190 reviews)
- [Octave Imagine (ERDAS IMAGINE)](https://www.g2.com/products/octave-imagine-erdas-imagine/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (31 reviews)
- [GE Smallworld](https://www.g2.com/products/ge-smallworld/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (17 reviews)

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## 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/"

### QGIS

- Title: [What is QGIS used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-qgis-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "QGIS is used for mapping, geographic data analysis, spatial planning, and visualization. It helps users create and edit maps, analyze locations, manage GIS..."
- Title: [Is Qgis as good as ArcGIS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-qgis-as-good-as-arcgis) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Definitely, QGIS is a good software but not as handy as ArcGIS in terms of analysis Tools and Applications."
- Title: [What is the most stable version of Qgis?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-most-stable-version-of-qgis) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "I have been using Version 3.28 for 2 years now,I have found it to be very stable and able to perform all operations that I need."
- Title: [Can QGIS solve the problem of TAB file and Shape file](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-qgis-solve-the-problem-of-tab-file-and-shape-file) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Himanshu, 

What I generally do for this kind of error is to check with coordinate systems of both TAB & SHP files. When we're using ArcGIS or QGIS, the..."

### Google Earth Pro

- Title: [What software can I use as a complement to Google Earth?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/que-software-puedo-usar-como-complemento-de-google-earth) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "It really depends on what you want to do with Google Earth in relation to other software. I have found that Google Earth does not always work well on cell..."
- Title: [What is Google Earth Pro used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-google-earth-pro-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Google Earth Pro is used for exploring and studying the Earth through detailed satellite images, 3D maps, and geographic data. It helps users view cities,..."
- Title: [how i can make this app easier to open?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/41189-how-i-can-make-this-app-easier-to-open) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Maybe make sure you do not have many objects in "My Sites", since they will load by default every time you open Google Earth Pro. On the other hand, you..."
- Title: [remote sensing in survey](https://www.g2.com/discussions/32797-remote-sensing-in-survey) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "You can see the whole world or an interesting destination just by knowing the name,you can be on the site. You can get ready for a walk without going out."
- Title: [Placemark icon - exact location, end of pin or crosshairs?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/26799-placemark-icon-exact-location-end-of-pin-or-crosshairs) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "I wish I had an answer for you! I'm searching for the same information. It's super pedantic, but c'mon, this seems like a huge oversight when it comes to..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/mariadb-vs-qgis-vs-google-earth-pro)