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What is MariaDB?
One of the most popular open source relational databases created by the original developers of MySQL and guaranteed to stay open source. The default in most Linux distributions and available through most cloud offerings, built upon the values of performance, stability, and openness.
MariaDB pricing
We don't have MariaDB's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What MariaDB does
The capabilities that matter for relational databases, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- SQL model
- Full SQL
- ACID transactions
- Full
- Highest isolation level
- -
- Consistency
- Strong
- Horizontal scale
- Natively distributed
- Replication
- Sync
- Automatic failover / HA
- ✓
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Serverless / scale-to-zero
- -
- Wire compatibility
- MySQL protocol
- Extensions / plugins / UDFs
- ✓
- Licence class
- Permissive OSS
- JSON / document support
- -
- Geo / spatial
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Linux
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (17)
Independently observed- 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
MariaDB alternatives
Other relational databases we track, ranked by the same independent score.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for MariaDB, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Github Activity | 41 | 0.15 | 6.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.13 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| Pricing Transparency | 80 | 0.06 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 100 | 0.04 | 4.5 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 74 | 0.05 | 3.9 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 36 | 0.06 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Release Cadence | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 10 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Package Downloads | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 0.15 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 19 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 7,912 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"sql_model":"full_sql","deployment":"self_hosted","consistency":"strong","replication":"sync","extensibility":true,"license_class":"permissive","horizontal_scale":"distributed_native","acid_transactions":"full","automatic_failover":true,"wire_compatibility":"mysql"} | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 17 | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | C++ | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | GPL-2.0 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 95% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | {"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]} | highsource · 2026-08-05 · 75% |