# Page 3 | MariaDB Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - Is MariaDB the right Database solution for you? Explore 72 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/132005/MariaDB/reviews --- MariaDB 4.7 (72) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/132005/MariaDB/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 25th, 2026 # Page 3 - Reviews of MariaDB ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-72 of 72 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Manny P. Network Administrator / Cable Technician Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best Integration Software" March 9, 2018 4.0 The best open source software taking technology to a new level by integrating other software's together. Pros Ideal for companies that want to take SQL to the next level. Efficient, secure, ideal for the user's wanting to integrate various application together. Cons Open source and hopefully the developers will keep on top of the software for years to come. Integration software works as long as other vendors stay together and keep on collaborating. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Développeur indépendant Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Open source" January 10, 2018 5.0 Pros A fork from mysql, much more updated and well maintained, doesn't require a lot of learning very simple and reliable! Cons I hate the option to log in without password after installing new mariadb server, I wish I could set a password before installing, but it doesn't prevent from doing it after the installation it's just extra steps... Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Database server with open source" April 7, 2018 4.0 I have been maintaining web application data in MariaDB. Pros Security features is very good as we get security patches more frequently. Easy to move from other database. It provider better speed performance that MYSQL. Cons Maintain the indexing on table is very complex. It provide many features but query performance feature is still missing. Review Source Alexandre B. System Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good" September 24, 2019 4.0 MariaDB it's one option available to store data in tables for applications. Pros MariaDB it's a great database that provides a very good way to storage data and it's compatible with multiple operating systems. Cons Some useful SQL functions it's not available in this database, but it's still a very good way to storage data. Review Source AA Anthony A. Owner Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very speedy database" October 12, 2019 5.0 My overall experience has been great. I used some general settings for the server type I have, and it is a smooth go from there. No issues at all. Pros I've been using MariaDB on CentOS 7 with PHP 7.1, and I have to say that this is running smooth. I have a hard time consuming any resources, or using much processor with this setup. Cons The only con I see is the settings. Just like MySQL, you need to understand how to use the settings to optimize MariaDB, but there is community support. So be ready to study a little. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very good" December 18, 2019 5.0 Very good to use MariaDB, very easy to configure and with a lot of documentation generated by the user community of the tool. Pros An option to the MySQL database, as it is more updated than the free version of MySQL, and its license and its compatibility with Linux allows a low cost in production environment. Cons Because it is a good open source option, this means support is through the community, and the vendor is not responsible for data loss. Review Source EH Eranga H. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great open source Database" September 13, 2019 5.0 Overall benefits of MariaDB are beyond the description. Pros MariaDB is perfectly compatible with MySql related applications. It is super fast. Most importantly it is free. Cons The biggest con to MariaDB is that debugging tool is not good enough to catch all missing indexes of the database. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Web Developer Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "nice mysql alternative" March 12, 2018 5.0 Pros MariaDB has better performance, more open development, compatibility with MySQL, supports additional storage engines, and has quicker security releases. Cons Might become incompatible in the future. I haven't run into any incompatibilities in my own deployment, but it's worth noting that MariaDB and MySQL have begun to diverge Review Source JR Joshua R. Brewer Food & Beverages Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Best DB on the Market" November 14, 2020 5.0 I use it for a gaming server where we have tables for items, characters, etc. It's perfect for our use, easy to use, and has never crashed or failed yet. Pros More languages supported than MySQL and more functions. I also love that it's open source and totally free. Cons It can be difficult to setup for 1st time users, especially the server. But once it's setup, it's easy to use with a client like HeidiSQL. Switched from [MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/) MariaDB has more functions and is open source. Review Source SL Symeon L. IT support Specialist Real Estate Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A very good MySQL relational DB" October 21, 2021 4.0 Pros Easy to use if you have enough knowledge with the SQL queries. Its open source so it has great support Cons It has a very high cost on horizontal scale. Review Source NS Nemanja S. CTO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I've used MongoDB since 2012. Latest releases are even better. Great piece of software!" May 21, 2018 5.0 Pros Schema-less design, flexibility, performance and scalability options. I have developed such a system with a help of MongoDB which would never be possible with RDBs. Cons Perhaps hardware resource consumption could be somewhat lower (even though it has been designed to work on commodity hardware). Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Intern Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy integration , Easy Start!" March 7, 2023 5.0 Pros It is easy to work with database also the best for using to someone who is very familiar to using databases. This serves as a perfect database for industry usage also which makes its use easy for professionals. Cons MariaDB is not good for beginners as the documentation for it is quite heavy to understand for beginners. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Executive Assistant to CEO Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "best DBMS" March 7, 2018 5.0 Pros Fast and secure, this is what I like the most about MariaDB, the fact it has more updates make it more entreprise-ready. Review Source Malith P. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Cool DB for free" December 13, 2018 4.0 I have used this database for few applications i have created. Pros This database works well with a large amount of data and it can execute large SQL queries with ease. And the accuracy and speed is high compared to other databases. Also the security of this database is high. Cons The interfaces on MariaDB is not so user friendly and hard to handle. And it is hard to implement relational queries on the MariaDB database. Review Source MJ Mateusz J. Mid Programmer Computer Games Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "MariaDB review" August 9, 2022 5.0 Pros MariaDB is a fast and reliable platform. Easy to switch from MySQL. Cons It supports only JSON data types. Support system is expensive. Review Source AJ Ankit J. Database Consultant Investment Banking Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Backend pillar for your web applications!" April 5, 2019 5.0 Pros 1\. Fast querying for faster search results. 2. Strong Security 3. Processing efficiency 4. Integration with 3rd party connectors and Language support Cons MySQL queries and MariaDB queries sometimes mismatch the results. There is very less documentation for MariaDB. Also, many traditional hosting services do not support MariaDB. Review Source jody S. freelancer Design Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "overall review" October 5, 2019 5.0 Three months ago I used this database to create a sales application for a company in the city where I live Pros what I like about this software is it's safer and colorful in my opinion Cons I really like the software because it is open source Review Source JD Jose D. Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Amazing" June 7, 2017 5.0 Excellent performance. We work with this DB solution on most of our sites and even if they receive plenty of visit at the same time, there no sights of delays. Pros Blading fast. We switched from MySQL DB a few months ago and couldn't be much more happy with this solution. Review Source GWC George Williams C. Consejo Ejecutivo Executive Office Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "¡Excelente!" July 6, 2020 5.0 Pros La facilidad y que es gratuito, fantástica app. Cons Todo me ha gustado, en realidad no hay nada que no. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Project Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Fast and reliable db" August 16, 2019 5.0 Pros Light, easy to use with standard SQL language. Cons It would be great to have a manager instead of a console by default. Review Source FD Ferry D. CEO Used the software for: ### "Best free DB" April 7, 2016 5.0 I use MariaDB for my website that handles a lot of traffic. Never had any problems, and the best part, it's free! Could have more nifty tools to optimize speed, but that's a matter of knowledge. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Web Developer Online Media Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Fast database - good features" April 29, 2019 5.0 Pros Free and fast Database that can handle data well. Cons Limitations with MySQL and struggles with large amounts of data. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Database](https://www.capterra.com/database-management-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.