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Exasol Data Warehouse vs MariaDB comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Exasol Data Warehouse
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
33rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MariaDB
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Exasol Data Warehouse is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MariaDB is 3.5%, down from 6.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MariaDB3.5%
Exasol Data Warehouse1.5%
Other95.0%
Relational Databases Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Shubham-Agarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Projects at Cognizant
Fast query processing and easy-to-store all the data
There are very few companies that are using Exasol, but the majority of companies are using SQL Server, Cloud or IBM Db2 Database, or any other databases. Therefore, the resources are limited, which is my only concern. So if I face any issues, limited resources are available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol. From that perspective, it can be a bit of a struggle for me to find a solution. In the next release, I would like to see better compatibility issues. Currently, Exasol has limited compatibility with other software like Python and R. For example, If I talk about SQL Server, we can connect it to big data or Python, which is also compatible with different servers.
AB
Co-Founder at Vsigma IT Labs Pvt Ltd
Has supported web application data needs but requires design adjustments to manage complex queries efficiently
Complex queries in MariaDB where the query needs to parse thousands of lines or data values face some performance issues. For small and medium-size volume, it is pretty good. If it goes beyond certain data and complex queries, we see performance issues. We tried the advanced replication feature between different regions, replicating data specifically residing on MariaDB to two different regions of MariaDB data, and there were some technical snags in terms of slowness and longer processing time. Point-in-time recovery in MariaDB is good for small databases. When data volume increases beyond 5 GB or 10 GB per day or runs into double-digit GBs, we found some performance issues. For data below 10 GB, it works fine. Performance is the primary focus area for MariaDB, particularly during transactions or complex query jobs where slow performance is observed. MariaDB is scalable and easy to scale.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"This solution is extremely fast and very stable; you set it up and put your data on it and as long as it's structured, it self-tunes queries and doesn't require a database administrator."
"The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed."
"The solution is hands-off; you set it up insert your data and it self tunes queries."
"It is easy to scale."
"The speed is very good compared to other databases, like SQL Server or Oracle."
"We can quickly scale the solution as it works on an MPP system."
"Its speed is great."
"Performance is a top priority, and it excels in this aspect."
"I would say that for most use cases it works fine."
"MariaDB has positively impacted our organization in terms of reliability; it has been incredibly stable, and from an operational standpoint, it has drastically improved our deployment workflows since we can run the exact same MariaDB community version locally in Docker containers as we do on our staging and production servers."
"The technical support of MariaDB is very helpful, and they came and tuned our queries with one-to-one assistance."
"What I like is that it's very easy to configure, and just from time to time, you can make your backups, and that's it."
"It delivers fast processing times, particularly for frequent select queries and insert/update operations."
"MariaDB is scalable."
"The solution is very stable. It was originally built under MySQL. It has a similar level of stability."
"The performance is very good."
 

Cons

"You have to install Exasol drivers, and it's not easy to find or implement a driver into different systems."
"It's not cloud-native so many maintenance operations require downtime."
"There are limited resources available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol."
"They don't talk very well to with other products when it comes to connectivity. Integration is lacking."
"They should improve the security features for MPP processing."
"The price is quite expensive relative to other similar solutions, it could be more accessible in that sense."
"The only area where we found it could improve was in custom role creation and security, and it was difficult to work with."
"Lacks a cloud-based platform."
"Complex queries in MariaDB where the query needs to parse thousands of lines or data values face some performance issues."
"Document caching is an area of concern in the product, where improvements are required to help MariaDB improve on the previous queries as they are retained, and you can roll back to them."
"An improvement would be scaling it up to the levels of Oracle, especially when it comes to resilience, so that we can do higher transactions for two databases or power our operation."
"The price could be less expensive."
"I'd like to see improved materialized views, like the ability to save select queries. This feature is missing in MariaDB compared to other relational databases like Oracle and SQL Server."
"The stability could always continue to be improved upon."
"The PL/SQL performance is slow if you have big batch jobs running overnight."
"The difficult part related to the product stems not from the tool itself but is related to learning how to implement the product in the right way without creating any wrong configuration that could cause security issues or performance issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's cost is mid-ranged."
"This is an open-source product, which can be used free of charge."
"It is an open-source solution."
"MariaDB is available for free."
"It is free of charge."
"MariaDB is an open-source software, meaning I don't need to pay for the product."
"My company uses the free version of the solution."
"We pay for a yearly license."
"It's an open-source solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Construction Company
7%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise26
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MariaDB?
MariaDB is in the pricey range, especially for huge databases handling terabytes of data. The cost depends on the volume of data and different features enabled during configuration, such as backup ...
What needs improvement with MariaDB?
Sometimes, complex queries that were supported in Oracle are not available in MariaDB. Advanced indexing is not available. Oracle is very advanced compared to MariaDB, and those advanced features a...
What is your primary use case for MariaDB?
My client has been using MariaDB for the last four years. We are using MariaDB in the cloud.
 

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