The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB.

With our next server upgrade we're looking to move away from MySQL and drop in MariaDB instead. This is in part due to the glowing praises it's received in the past from Ars. Does anyone else out ...

For developers familiar with MySQL, you've probably heard that MariaDB is the next generation of the database engine. MySQL has long been the traditional database in Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP ...

“MariaDB is known for its versatility, and that’s a core part of our focus for MariaDB Enterprise Platform 2025,” said Vikas Mathur, chief product officer, MariaDB. “Bringing vector search natively to ...