# MariaDB

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/mariadb
- **Category:** Relational Databases
- **Homepage:** https://mariadb.org
- **Also known as:** mariadb
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05T13:33:02.948Z

## Vioscale score

**55.1 / 100**, confidence 24% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 100 | 0.045 | 4.5 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 0.076 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 45.8 | 0.129 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 73.5 | 0.053 | 3.9 | ✓ |
| integrations | 36.1 | 0.061 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 41 | 0.152 | 6.2 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 0 | 0.091 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 10 | 0.136 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 0.045 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 80 | 0.061 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 0.152 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-05, [verify at source](https://mariadb.org). Independently observed._

Open source · Free tier

## About

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.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Linux
- **Deployment:** 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

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Relational Databases. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| SQL model | Full SQL |
| **Transactions** | |
| ACID transactions | Full |
| Highest isolation level | - |
| **Consistency** | |
| Consistency | Strong |
| **Scale** | |
| Horizontal scale | Natively distributed |
| **Replication** | |
| Replication | Sync |
| **Availability** | |
| Automatic failover / HA | ✓ |
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | Self-hosted |
| Serverless / scale-to-zero | - |
| **Compatibility** | |
| Wire compatibility | MySQL protocol |
| **Extensibility** | |
| Extensions / plugins / UDFs | ✓ |
| **Licensing** | |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS |
| **Data types** | |
| JSON / document support | - |
| Geo / spatial | - |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 19 | [link](https://github.com/MariaDB/server/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 7,912 | [link](https://github.com/MariaDB/server) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | C++ | [link](https://github.com/MariaDB/server) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | GPL-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/MariaDB/server) | 2026-08-01 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://mariadb.org) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://mariadb.org) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://mariadb.org) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://mariadb.org) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://mariadb.org/.well-known/security.txt) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://mariadb.org/privacy-policy) | 2026-08-05 | 75% (high) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 17 | [link](https://mariadb.org) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### market

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://mariadb.org) | 2026-08-05 | 75% (high) |

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