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MariaDB

MariaDB is an enterprise-grade open source database platform offering self-managed and fully managed cloud database solutions.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

MariaDB is an enterprise-grade open source database platform. According to its official website, it is a unified database platform supporting transactional, analytical, semi-structured and AI data workloads, with MySQL and Oracle compatibility. It offers MariaDB Cloud and MariaDB Enterprise Server, and describes itself as one of the most popular open source databases in the world, with over 3 billion downloads and more than 700 customers. The MariaDB database was born after Oracle acquired MySQL, developed with the original core MySQL team.

History

The MariaDB database was born after Oracle acquired MySQL. With the original core MySQL team, functionality was added to the MariaDB database that competes with legacy database systems like Oracle at a fraction of the cost. Additions include columnar analytics, JSON functionality and Oracle compatibility, and a fully managed cloud database service offering the full breadth of MariaDB database solutions supporting private, public, hybrid and multicloud strategies. Today, the MariaDB database is recognized as a distinct database around the world, is the new "M" in the LAMP stack, is the default over MySQL in the majority of Linux distributions, and is available in every cloud.

Products and positioning

Enterprise-grade open source database platform with MySQL and Oracle compatibility, positioned as a unified platform for transactional, analytical, semi-structured and AI data workloads.

  • MariaDB Cloud

    Fully managed cloud database service.

  • MariaDB Enterprise Server

    Enterprise-grade database server.

  • MariaDB Community Server

    Community edition of the MariaDB database server.

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