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Comparison

MariaDB vs SQLite

On the evidence we track, SQLite leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

MariaDB full profile →SQLite full profile →
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MariaDB50
★SQLite61
Score
Vioscale score
MariaDB50 / 100low · 43%updating
SQLite61 / 100medium · 54%updating
Pricing
Free tier
MariaDB✓
SQLite✓
Model
Price level
MariaDBfree
SQLitefree
Transparent
MariaDB✓
SQLite✓
Integrations
Count
MariaDB17
SQLite–
Security
Disclosure policy
MariaDB✓
SQLite–
Gdpr
MariaDB✓
SQLite–
Scorecard
MariaDB4.7
SQLite4.5
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
MariaDB0
SQLite0
Github stars
MariaDB8,144
SQLite10,346
Stackoverflow questions
MariaDB–
SQLite40,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
MariaDB100
SQLite100
Release
Cadence days
MariaDB–
SQLite60
History
MariaDB20 items
SQLite–
License
Spdx
MariaDBGPL-2.0
SQLiteblessing
Language
Primary
MariaDBC++
SQLiteC
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
MariaDB–
SQLite7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for relational databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
SQL model
MariaDBFull SQL
SQLiteFull SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
MariaDB-
SQLiteFull
Highest isolation level
MariaDB-
SQLite-
Consistency
Consistency
MariaDBTunable
SQLiteStrong
Scale
Horizontal scale
MariaDBNatively distributed
SQLiteSingle-node
Replication
Replication
MariaDBSync
SQLiteAsync
Availability
Automatic failover / HA
MariaDB✓
SQLite✗
Deployment
Deployment
MariaDB-
SQLiteEmbedded
Serverless / scale-to-zero
MariaDB-
SQLite✓
Compatibility
Wire compatibility
MariaDBMySQL protocol
SQLiteNone
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs
MariaDB✓
SQLite✓
Licensing
Licence class
MariaDBCopyleft
SQLitePermissive OSS
Data types
JSON / document support
MariaDB✓
SQLite✓
Geo / spatial
MariaDBNative
SQLiteExtension

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

MariaDB

A widely deployed open source database that evolved from MySQL while maintaining compatibility, offering advanced SQL capabilities, native vector search, pluggable storage engines, and multi-primary clustering for production workloads.

Independently observed

SQLite

Leader

An in-process SQL database engine that stores complete databases in single disk files, requiring no server process or configuration. It is designed for embedded use in applications, mobile devices, and IoT systems, with full ACID transaction support and cross-platform compatibility.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

MariaDB

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

SQLite

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source, public domain

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
MariaDB✗
SQLite✓
iOS
MariaDB✗
SQLite✓
Android
MariaDB✗
SQLite✓
macOS
MariaDB✗
SQLite✓
Windows
MariaDB✓
SQLite✓
Linux
MariaDB✓
SQLite✓
CLI
MariaDB✗
SQLite✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
MariaDB✓
SQLite✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

MariaDB

17 total
  • MariaDB Connector/C
  • MariaDB Connector/Node.js
  • MariaDB Connector/ODBC
  • MariaDB Connector/J
  • MariaDB Connector/Python
  • MariaDB Connector/R2DBC
  • MariaDB Connector/C++
  • MySqlConnector for ADO.NET
  • ADO.NET Driver for MySQL
  • ODBC Driver for MySQL
  • JDBC Driver for MySQL
  • Node.js Driver for MySQL
  • C++ Driver for MySQL
  • C Driver for MySQL
  • C API for MySQL
  • PyMySQL
  • mysql-python
Independently observed

SQLite

Leader

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.