MariaDB
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MariaDB is an open-source, high-performance fork of MySQL designed to remain fully free and feature-rich.
What is MariaDB?
MariaDB is an open-source fork of MySQL, created to remain fully free, community-driven, and open-source. It is designed as a drop-in replacement for MySQL while offering enhanced performance, improved reliability, and additional features.
Built by the original developers of MySQL, MariaDB maintains strong compatibility with MySQL APIs, commands, and data formats - making migration simple and seamless.
It also includes:
additional storage engines
improved performance optimizations
advanced indexing
better replication features
This makes MariaDB a robust and scalable choice for a wide range of applications.