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IBM solidDB vs MariaDB comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM solidDB
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
41st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MariaDB
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
61
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of IBM solidDB is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MariaDB is 3.9%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MariaDB3.9%
IBM solidDB0.7%
Other95.4%
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Featured Reviews

it_user722241 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
​No other solution came close to this product's speed and tech support is on a really high level
If you need local DB cache with extreme speed, then go for it, if you need something to work as a distributed cloud database, then solidDB would not be the right decision. With our Telco experience, we help with suggestions for new features and improvements of existing ones for new versions of solidDB. Also, in our labs, we do some pre-alpha testing to help them to complete some new features in the right way.
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

"Memory cache DB and carrier grade high availability, best fit to Telco demands."
"From the user's perspective, the performance of the columnar queries is very good in terms of the database when comparing it to the Oracle and MySQL."
"MariaDB is a fast and flexible tool."
"It's a very easy product to set up."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is a cloud-based tool, so it is pretty fast."
"It's open source."
"The price of this solution represents a very good compromise between the cost and what it offers."
"I haven't faced any technical issues with the product, and it works fine."
"I have found the solution to be easy to use from the get go, around five months back."
 

Cons

"Data replication and data distribution between multiple nodes definitely have room for improvement here."
"It would be good if they can maybe improve the mass import in the database. Currently, for importing a large number of data, we create a CSV file and upload all the things in the system. The system does not activate them by default. We have to do this manually. This may be due to the version we are using, but this is something we would like to see improved."
"The stability could always continue to be improved upon."
"When we have had issues with accidental computer shutdown or a power outage, our MariaDB database was corrupted."
"It would be good to have tools for debugging procedures and functions."
"It is not suitable for mission-critical applications, but it is stable for other applications."
"There is room for improvement in terms of security."
"I would like to see more compatibility going forward. This would help if there is a need to change databases."
"Sometimes, complex queries that were supported in Oracle are not available in MariaDB."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing cost is approximately $4000.00 per year and the licensing is based on the software and the number of posts that you make."
"When it comes to MariaDB, it should have a more cost-effective license."
"MariaDB is available for free."
"We use the solution's free version."
"It's an open-source solution."
"The tool is open-source."
"My company uses the free version of the solution."
"I used the open-source version, which is available free of charge."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
9%
 

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Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise26
 

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What do you like most about MariaDB?
The integration with other products is seamless.
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...
 

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