Comparison PostgreSQL vs MariaDB

PostgreSQL is a popular database management system (DBMS). It was fully open source and had been developed with the collective efforts of volunteers from around the world. It underwent over 15 years of active development and is known for its high level of security and dependability. It is completely free to use and is available for use on all major operating systems. PostgreSQL requires knowledge of PostgreSQL programming for its use. It offers several features such as SQL sub-selects, complex SQL queries, foreign keys, transactions, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC) and streaming replication. PostgreSQL is also known for offering procedural language support for PL/pgSQL, PL/Tcl, PL/Perl and PL/Python.

MariaDB is a relational database. It is fully open-source and is considered an effective replacement for MySQL. It is known for being feature-rich. MariaDB relies on MySQL as its foundation. It welcomes contributions as well. MariaDB is also designed to be easily compatible with propriety databases like Oracle. MariaDB comes with CONNECT storage engine as well. It also comes with documentation of migration practices and documentation localisation. MariaDB is primarily known for its robust community and learning resources made available to its user base. It also offers accurate and informative analytics, and it eliminates the necessity to create indexes as well.