Since MariaDB is a fork from MySQL, the syntax is similar, but MariaDB has several additional features. Basic SQL syntax remains the same, but MariaDB handles data storage and functions differently.

MariaDB plc today said it will make its Xpand distributed database management system available to PostgreSQL users in addition to its own customer base.

If you still think MySQL is too entrenched to be moved from its spot as the number one, open-source DBMS, you might to look at what Wikipedia is doing.

PostgreSQL is not the only open-source database that allows external extensions to add to the functionality of the database. One of the greatest strengths of MySQL is its pluggable storage engines.

NEW YORK, May 10, 2023 — At its global user conference OpenWorks 2023, MariaDB this week unveiled its vision to bring the power of distributed SQL through its award-winning Xpand database to both the ...

This white paper compares MariaDB, Oracle and EnterpriseDB and their databases: MariaDB TX, MySQL Enterprise Edition and EnterpriseDB Postgres Platform. It begins with a comparison of business models ...

Often driven by technological needs and familiarity to developers and administrators, deciding on a database can be influenced by past experiences and decisions. The goal of this document is to ...

MariaDB, the MySQL fork database management system, is throwing down the gauntlet to Oracle by forming a foundation to promote its alternative DBMS software.

Over the past few years, the open source relational database management systems MySQL and MariaDB have undergone tremendous changes: new and improved features, fixes for long-standing problems ...