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Verified User in Computer Software
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Verified User in Computer Software
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A Very Good Relational Database"
4.5/5
What do you like best about MariaDB?

MariaDB has a lot of good features. It supports SQL queries to pull and push the data easily into the tables. It supports foreign key which ensures the valid and correct data, We can do transaction management very easily using the auto-commit feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MariaDB?

I don't think there is anything to dislike at the moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aditya D.
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Aditya D.
DC Analyst
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Review for MariaDB"
5/5
What do you like best about MariaDB?

Maria DB is a relational database, and it is used to store relational tables, we can use the different query on it to create tables and store values inside it and perform different operations depending upon our requirement. It is easy to use, you can use it with GUI also It comes as pre install in kali linux operating system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MariaDB?

No issues found in this database, there may be a little difference in commands for operation on database, compared to other database. This is secure and useful for relational data store Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Suraj S.
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Suraj S.
Financial Analyst
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"wonderful database, Maria DB!"
4.5/5
What do you like best about MariaDB?

The best thing I like about MariaDB is that it is super-compatible with MySQL, by which new users won't find it difficult to shift and start the work from the get go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MariaDB?

Although MariaDB is super-compatible with MySQL, it still has some problems with some third-party tools, so, if you are new and use multiple third party tools then you might face some problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
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Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Software developer"
4/5
What do you like best about MariaDB?

High availability

Quick searching

Multiple platform supports Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MariaDB?

For large infrastructure, MariaDB has some performance issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Neda I.
Talent Specialist
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Smart and fast open-source database server"
4.5/5
What do you like best about MariaDB?

MariaDB is a powerful database server with open source features that is improved every day by MySQL developers. It has many features and its speed is very good. I like Parallel Replication new feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MariaDB?

It has all the facilities and I don't think it had any restrictions on our requests, actually I'm working with MariaDB for many years and it's one of the best database servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alberto G.
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Alberto G.
Software Engineer
Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"MariaDB is the perfect alternative for MySQL"
5/5
What do you like best about MariaDB?

Since MariaDB is a derivative of MySQL, you have almost everything from MySQL supported MariaDB, so you can migrate your databases easily to MariaDB. It is fast and reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MariaDB?

I don't have anything to say I dislike about MariaDB. It is an excellent alternative to MySQL; it is usually built-in in some operating systems since it is fully open source. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
AF
Verified User in Financial Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"MariaDB Review"
3.5/5
What do you like best about MariaDB?

Community open source based I do think is the best part about MariaDB, so its able to support a lot of things like framework languages (Java, Python, C) and more which is regularly maintained and I do think that wide scope has significant advantages. On premise option against cloud services I also think is really good, and then enterprise version as well with things like higher security, storage engines, logging etc are very good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MariaDB?

MariaDB is still primarily a relational DB, and I dont think there are huge advantages about that, but it was something that wasnt very strong of a positive for us. I did mention the open source community was a pretty good advantage, but I think compared to others like MySQL it is significantly behind a little in that facet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Verified User in Computer Software
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Easy to use DB"
4.5/5
What do you like best about MariaDB?

It is one of the best database that I came across recently. It gives high performance and reliability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MariaDB?

I really don't like the UI to be honest. Also ux experience is not that great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pankti P.
PP
Pankti P.
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"MARIA DB WORK EXPERIENCE"
4.5/5
What do you like best about MariaDB?

IT HAS GOOD ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTIONALITY, WHICH MAKE IT AN EFFICIENT USER. EVEN FOR THE NEW USER, IT DID NOT NEED ANY MEMORY POWER TO MAINTAIN THE FLOWLESS USE OF THE DATABASE. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MariaDB?

SOMETIMES THE ERROR DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT LOCATION, SO IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO CAPTURE THE PROBLEM AND, EVEN WORSE, TO GET THE SOLUTION FOR A PARTICULAR DATABASE, AND THE PROCESS BECOMES TIME CONSUMING. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Mohammad D.
Salesforce Admin
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"A very good open source database"
4.5/5
What do you like best about MariaDB?

Being an open source software gives the edge to compete in the market faster and makes the customization available and effective and efficient features which are as per market demands Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MariaDB?

The MySQL that it uses seems/looks a bit outdated, and this can be improved in terms of UI and backend processing. This will surely be a game-changing thing for MariaDB. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Last activity over 6 years ago

Improvements in the mechanism of replication

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