We use MariaDB for a crypto exchange. We are currently in a test environment.
CTO at BE1 consultancy
High availability, scalable, and simple implementation
Pros and Cons
- "The stability of MariaDB is good, it has high availability."
- "The solution can improve by having support for more integration. However, at this time it is working well for us."
What is our primary use case?
What needs improvement?
The solution can improve by having support for more integration. However, at this time it is working well for us.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using MariaDB for six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of MariaDB is good, it has high availability.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
MariaDB is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The DBA is enough for support for MariaDB at the moment. If we need more support, then they will contact the consultants.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We are using MySQL. We moved to MariaDB because we found out that it is better for the cloud environment.
How was the initial setup?
MariaDB's initial setup is not complex. It's just straightforward. It took us one day to complete.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation can be done via all DBA.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is a monthly subscription to use MariaDB.
What other advice do I have?
I rate MariaDB an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Senior Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Simple to setup and stable with high availability
Pros and Cons
- "The solution's high availability is its most valuable aspect."
- "The stability could always continue to be improved upon."
What is our primary use case?
The solution is primarily used to store data and for our cloud platform backend database. I use the solution for many projects.
What is most valuable?
The solution's high availability is its most valuable aspect.
We have found the product to be stable.
The initial setup is pretty simple.
What needs improvement?
The stability could always continue to be improved upon.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable and the performance is good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
There are about 100 end-users in my organization that use this product.
How are customer service and support?
I've never dealt directly with technical support. When there has been an issue, I tend to work to solve the problem myself.
There is so much information available, you can easily just Google the problem and likely you are able to troubleshoot the problem yourself. It's easy to find what you need online.
How was the initial setup?
I found the initial setup to be very simple and straightforward.
The deployment was quick. It maybe only took one hour.
We have a DPA team that's able to deploy the solution. For my department, we have six people on it and they're able to handle both deployment and maintenance.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation was handled in-house. I did not need the assistance of an integrator or consultant.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We don't use a license, however, it is possible to pay for a yearly license if necessary.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten. I'm very happy with it overall.
I would recommend the solution to others. It's easy to find details about the product online and to learn about it.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Database Administrator at National Information Technology Board
Easy to set up and reliable but the free version is lacking
Pros and Cons
- "The product has been stable and reliable."
- "The maintenance and performance could be a bit better."
What is our primary use case?
We are using the MariaDB and we are using it to record the database for our EERP system.
What is most valuable?
MariaDB is valuable if the data growth is a little bit slow. That's why we use MariaDB. Otherwise, we go with other regular databases.
The initial setup is simple.
The product has been stable and reliable.
What needs improvement?
There's an enterprise version. However, right now, we are using free versions. Our chunks of data are a low amount of data. We'd like it to be able to handle more or to have something between free and enterprise that can handle more.
The maintenance and performance could be a bit better.
There is no available pivot table. There is no facility available in MariaDB.
The failed login attempt feature is not available.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's stable. There are no bugs or glitches. it doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. Right now, for example, version 10.4 is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is scalable while you are using the Galera cluster and we can easily implement this.
How are customer service and support?
I haven't really dealt with technical support.
I had just one question about a failed attempt at login. One time I hit the database diagnosis. When I was trying to connect the database multiple times and got failed attempts. That's the only time I reached out.
How was the initial setup?
The solution is pretty easy. It is easier compared to the Oracle database.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
While there is an enterprise version, we are using the free version of the solution.
What other advice do I have?
I'm an integrator, not an end-user.
We're using the latest version - possibly 10.10 or 10.4.
I'd advise users to opt for the enterprise version which offers a bit more.
I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: integrator
Executive Director at Dynamic Tomorrow
Very easy to set up and use, and it's available in most environments
Pros and Cons
- "Easy to use and available in most environments."
- "Could have more integration with user platforms."
What is our primary use case?
I use this product as a support tool, mainly as a repository for information. I'm a consultant and we implement this solution for our customers.
What is most valuable?
MariaDB is a commodity so its value is its ease of use and its availability in most environments. The product is really easy to set up, it's just a matter of doing a PT install and it's done.
What needs improvement?
I'd like to see more integration with user platforms.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is very scalable. We only have three users in our company but I have hundreds of customers that use MariaDB.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup took less than 15 minutes. We implemented it ourselves. The solution manages itself.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend this solution. It's great for web applications and it just works. I rate this solution nine out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Director Of Sales Marketing at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Cheap and easy to operate
Pros and Cons
- "From a customer perspective, MariaDB is a good choice for cluster configuration. It's also easy to operate and cheap."
- "MariaDB doesn't handle long or complex SQL queries quite as well as Oracle Database."
What is most valuable?
From a customer perspective, MariaDB is a good choice for cluster configuration. It's also easy to operate and cheap.
What needs improvement?
MariaDB doesn't handle long or complex SQL queries quite as well as Oracle Database.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working with MariaDB for four or five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
MariaDB is highly stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
MariaDB is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Most of the issues we've had with MariaDB could be handled by doing a Google search for the answer online.
How was the initial setup?
MariaDB is simple to install. The initial installation takes about four hours max. A couple of engineers can have it fully deployed in one or two days.
What other advice do I have?
I rate MariaDB eight out of 10. I would recommend it to our customers.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
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Senior Database Administrator Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Easy to use with a simple initial setup and a fast implementation
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is very easy to implement."
- "The GUI could be improved a bit. The user interface needs to be improved."
What is our primary use case?
Our clients have a variety of use cases. I'm not familiar with just one.
What is most valuable?
The solution is very easy to implement.
The product makes it very easy to use as a primary database or a standby database.
The switches are easy to use.
The initial setup is pretty fast.
What needs improvement?
The solution offers very good automatic features.
The GUI could be improved a bit. The user interface needs to be improved.
I haven't tested the latest version of the solution. There may have been updated and changes that I am not aware of.
The stability of the solution could be improved, as we've had issues.
It would be ideal if the solution could offer an active-active cluster.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been dealing with the solution for about one year. It hasn't been too long.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of the solution isn't perfect. I personally have had some issues. It's something that they need to work on.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I've never really dealt with the scalability aspect of the solution. I'm not sure how it would handle the process. I've only tried the DR side, in order to have primary and standby.
How are customer service and technical support?
I don't have any experience with technical support. I can't speak to how knowledgeable or responsive they are at this time.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup doesn't take too long. It's standalone, so it will maybe take one hour to install the machine. It's fairly straightforward, and not too complex. A company shouldn't have any issues with the setup.
You only really need two people for deployment and maintenance. YOu don't need a very big team to manage everything.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We are using the community version of the solution.
What other advice do I have?
We implement the solution. We typically deal with on-premises deployments. We use the latest version of the solution.
Overall, I would rate the solution at an eight out of ten.
I'd recommend the solution. We've largely been happy with it so far.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Implementer
Associate Vice President - Infra and Managed Hosting at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Easy to install, good documentation, and performs well
Pros and Cons
- "From the user's perspective, the performance of the columnar queries is very good in terms of the database when comparing it to the Oracle, and MySQL."
- "The scaling for database online transactions needs improvement."
What is our primary use case?
My experience is not at the technical level, it's in the basic areas. My role regarding MariaDB is from the procurement and the technical deployment perspective.
The primary use case of MariaDB is for the payroll solution, for the Columnar queries, and for the general information query on the database.
What is most valuable?
From the user's perspective, the performance of the columnar queries is very good in terms of the database when comparing it to the Oracle, and MySQL.
What needs improvement?
The scaling for database online transactions needs improvement. Our users now are restoring the data. They should explore the performance of online transactions.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's performing well and is meeting our expectations.
How are customer service and technical support?
The need for technical support is minimal because it is simple and you can do your own troubleshooting with the help of the documents that are available.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment is simple, there are no conflicts.
We deployed MariaDB within a day.
To run a 24/7 operation we need at least five team members on the database administration side.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing cost is approximately $4000.00 per year and the licensing is based on the software and the number of posts that you make.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
MariaDB is the solution that was finalized when looking and comparing it with Oracle and MySQL. MariaDB has an advantage due to the columnar queries and data retrieval.
What other advice do I have?
If you require the use of columnar queries then you should be using MariaDB.
Our usage is very limited and we don't know all of the features and how they function.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten, as I have not yet explored all of the functions.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Enterprise Systems Engineer at Sybyl
A flexible solution with straightforward documentation, but the data continuity needs to be improved
Pros and Cons
- "The documentation is quite straightforward."
- "Data continuity could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for a certain database model. The application helps with recovery.
What is most valuable?
The solution is open source. The documentation is quite straightforward. It is a flexible database used in many cases, such as central bank systems, simple websites, and IoT projects.
What needs improvement?
Data continuity could be improved.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is good, but we have received feedback from our review process that there are some weaknesses. For example, if MariaDB is running on our NOS Lake Red Hat and you perform an update, this can cause problems because the update may not be compatible with the OS. Therefore, it is important to keep MariaDB and the OS separate and to upgrade them separately.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution’s scalability is terrible. We need an office admin for the maintenance. We have around eighty to a hundred users using this solution.
How are customer service and support?
The documentation is clear so there was no need to talk to technical support.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy and takes less than an hour to complete. I installed MariaDB and set it up. They want it up and running, and I will give them the connection stream and everything else they need to keep the connection alive.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend using the product. I have no specific advice and no complaints. If someone wants to use it, there’s no better way. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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