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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MariaDB Platform

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AMariaDB is an open-source relational database made by the original developers of MySQL, supported by the MariaDB Foundation and a community of developers. The community states recent additional capabilities as including clustering with Galera Cluster 4, compatibility with Oracle Database, and Temporal Data Tables, allowing one to query the data as it stood at any point in the past.N/A

    PostgreSQL

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/APostgreSQL (alternately Postgres) is a free and open source object-relational database system boasting over 30 years of active development, reliability, feature robustness, and performance. It supports SQL and is designed to support various workloads flexibly.N/A
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    MariaDB PlatformPostgreSQL
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    MariaDB PlatformPostgreSQL
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    MariaDB PlatformPostgreSQL
    Considered Both Products
    MariaDB
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    MariaDB gives a low-cost option for DB engines like Oracle with plenty of features and flexibility while having better ease of use than PostgreSQL.
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    We have tested other relational database engines such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle.

    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    We were already wanting to migrate away from Cassandra for reasons of stability, cost (more servers were needed), and our data storage model. We evaluated PostgreSQL but passed on it due to being more familiar with MariaDB. Also we needed something that could do multi-region …
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    MariaDB is much easier to set up and maintain compared to PostgreSQL makes it much faster to launch our application and relatively easier to upgrade its version so we can make sure the installed version is up to date with the latest patch, which is especially important if we …
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    MariaDB is cheaper than Oracle Database and MSSQL server. MySQL owned by Oracle. So MariaDB has too many forks, but enough people in the community. PostgreSQL has a larger community and better administration. However, it s not like MariaDB w/ Galera. MariaDB is not good for …
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    We know others DB alternatives like MySQL, Microsoft SQLServer, PostgreSQL. We selected MariaDB because it offer advanced features like active-active cluster, with no costs and easy to learn. With MariaDB was easy to migrate ours applications that use MySQL, with no …
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    MariaDB is perhaps the best open source database server available, combining a wide range of supported platforms, MySQL compatibility, a low footprint, and reasonably high performance. If you have cost constraints, or limited server resources, I recommend MariaDB, particularly …
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    It's easy to use and fits the best in our business offering.
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    MySQL is still a great solution, but MariaDB offers a more extensive set of free features than are available for MySQL. We also feel more confident that MariaDB will remain free to use over time. End users haven't noticed much of a difference, but from a development cost …
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    MariaDB stacks up the the competition just fine. Due to is ture open source nature we do not have to worry about licencing and spending money on nothing. Moreover, MariaDB does everything that we need to get done. We can run data that is a million rows or many smaller projects …
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    MariaDB provided the best fit for our business in upgrading legacy systems which were originally designed to use MySQL as a backend. By using MariaDB, no changes to the overall systems needed to be altered, reducing the time needed to upgrade everything. Other solutions …
    Incentivized
    Chose MariaDB Platform
    We had previously used MySQL, but our database has grown very large. MariaDB offers faster queries.
    Incentivized
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    Chose PostgreSQL
    SQL Server is an excellent product from Microsoft, it is a derivative from Sybase which originally developed the SQL Server form Unix and Linux, and Microsoft purchased it to migrate the DBMS to Windows Server. But the cycle comes full circle, and now Microsoft recommends its …
    Incentivized
    Chose PostgreSQL
    Faster than MySQL/MariaDB and obviously cheaper than Microsoft. Performance is amazing.
    Incentivized
    Chose PostgreSQL
    As mentioned previously, I came from primarily a MySQL background. I had used other databases such as SQL Server and Oracle, but MySQL is what I used most of the time for my RDBMS needs before switching to PostgreSQL. MySQL/MariaDB certainly have some great strengths, but I …
    Incentivized
    Chose PostgreSQL
    Although the competition between the different databases is increasingly aggressive in the sense that they provide many improvements, new functionalities, compatibility with complementary components or environments, in some cases it requires that it be followed within the same …
    Incentivized
    Chose PostgreSQL
    We selected PostgreSQL due to the number of employees who have used it in the past.
    The data consistency guarantees.
    The multiple transaction isolation levels support.
    Incentivized
    Chose PostgreSQL
    PostgreSQL outperforms every other option. It is faster, more flexible, more reliable, easier to maintain, and more consistent in behaviour than any of the other offerings.
    Incentivized
    Chose PostgreSQL
    It's a viable alternative, with a rich feature set and a reliable system. PostgreSQL is one of the best RDBMS's currently on the market in 2020, it serves just as well as a starter, PoC DB for any software idea as a final, highly valuable database solution for big systems.
    Incentivized
    Chose PostgreSQL
    PostgreSQL is rich in features and free to use which is perfect for our organization. PostgreSQL is our goto RDBMS if we want to create an application or services backend with the database if there's no specific requirement.
    For example for the most important and largest …
    Incentivized
    Chose PostgreSQL
    Despite being all open source options, what ended up making us choose PostgreSQL was the robustness of its core, which allows the great workflow that can support timely and efficient response to the demand and demand for resources. In the case of MongoDB, it is a non-relational …
    Incentivized
    Chose PostgreSQL
    I found PostgreSQL to be better compared to MySQL. The community support is very good. Some features that I feel are not present in MySQL are:
    • No referential integrity.
    • No constraints (CHECK).
    Incentivized
    Chose PostgreSQL
    PostgreSQL lacks the scalability of a commercial database such as SQL Server or Oracle. For this reason, it has been a difficult sale for some customers. However, PostgreSQL has more features, including a better programming language than MySQL. It is much more feature rich than …
    Incentivized
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    User Ratings
    MariaDB PlatformPostgreSQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (30 ratings)
    9.1
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (16 ratings)
    9.3
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)