What is MariaDB
- - MariaDB is SQL DB, community-developed fork of MySQL.
MariaDB vs postgresQL
| MariaDB | PostgresSQL | |
|---|---|---|
| Migration from MySQL | Easy and compatible | Not easy |
| Storage Engines | Offers various storage engines, eg: ColumnStore for analytical processing (OLAP) | Does not have engines |
| Thread Pooling | MariaDB's built-in thread pool can efficiently handle a large number of concurrent connections, perform better than postgres | No thread pool |
| Features | Less wrt postgres | More |