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MariaDB

MariaDB

Community-developed, open-source fork of MySQL.

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Overview

MariaDB is a community-driven fork of MySQL created by its original developers. It stays largely drop-in compatible with MySQL while adding storage engines, performance improvements and a fully open governance model via the MariaDB Foundation.

Features

  • —Drop-in MySQL compatibility
  • —Multiple storage engines (Aria, ColumnStore)
  • —Galera synchronous clustering
  • —Open governance (MariaDB Foundation)
  • —JSON and window functions
  • —Managed SkySQL cloud option

Pricing

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