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Infobright DB vs MariaDB comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Infobright DB
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
33rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (19th)
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 May 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Infobright DB is 1.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MariaDB is 3.7%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MariaDB3.7%
Infobright DB1.3%
Other95.0%
Relational Databases Tools
 

Featured Reviews

it_user708987 - PeerSpot reviewer
MySQL DBA at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Excellent reporting server that is compatible with MySQL
We ran into some quirks that Infobright had. We interacted with Infobright's support and were able to resolve them. There still are issues with data replication - Infobright is currently for one server (unless you buy the Infobright appliance). This would mean that redundancy is something you need to implement yourself.
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

"The high compression and the relatively fast load for a free product."
"Infobright allowed us to reduce the number of moving parts and complexity that we had while providing good performance to produce our reports."
"It is very straightforward and easy to work with."
"ICE helped us improve the speed for the “group-by” query by 10x."
"The performance of ad hoc aggregation queries is superior to any RDBMS that I have used and I have used them all."
"A valuable feature was the use of a columnar database for large, ever-growing, big datasets."
"We now have multiple times faster queries in comparison to MS SQL."
"Infobright gave us the ability to avoid significant changes in our data structure and just use Infobright like BigDataMySql."
"The price of this solution represents a very good compromise between the cost and what it offers."
"Configuration, setup, and schema design are good features in MariaDB, and typical database features we have used include backup, configuration, recovery, archiving, and ETL."
"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."
"MariaDB is easy to install and is stable and scalable."
"The initial setup of MariaDB is simple enough."
"The most valuable feature of MariaDB is that it is open-source and we can easily migrate from other databases, such as Oracle to MariaDB."
"I am editing."
"They provide a high level of technical support."
 

Cons

"On the contrary, we have switched back to the MS SSAS Tabular Model, because of pricing policy."
"MPP, distributed processing!!! And better integration with Hadoop."
"When running a complex subquery, the system hangs without giving the user any response."
"Only the data from the columns that reached 2GB will actually decrease. Other columns below 2GB in size do not leave the disk."
"After all the re-work to our product to remove as much reliance on Infobright, and the extra hardware costs we had to absorb, there was definitely a negative return on investment."
"There still are issues with data replication - Infobright is currently for one server (unless you buy the Infobright appliance)."
"There was no scalability at all. Infobright didn't permit any changes in tables."
"We didn’t purchase the Enterprise Edition because it was too expensive for a product that wasn’t going to replace our main DWH database (Oracle), but was, somehow, only an addition for it."
"The configuration could be improved. It should be easier."
"The customer service and support are okay. But the response time is slow. Moreover, the material is not available freely."
"Data continuity could be improved."
"MariaDB could improve by adding support for non-relational structures and new data types."
"The solution should do some fine-tuning on maybe the transaction per second so that users can get more than they can on the Microsoft SQL Server."
"I’m not sure if it can scale, so I’m not sure how it would fare for significant companies."
"The price could be less expensive."
"Replication could be better, and it's not so simple. It would be better if they had a replication server."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our pricing was based on server instances and it was actually very cheap compared to Oracle. I guess you get what you pay for."
"When it comes to MariaDB, it should have a more cost-effective license."
"The price of this solution represents a very good compromise between the cost and what it offers."
"MariaDB is a free-to-use solution."
"MariaDB is available for free."
"This is an open-source product, which can be used free of charge."
"The cost is quite good. You can have the open source, free version, which has adequate capacity."
"There is a monthly subscription to use MariaDB."
"MariaDB is open-source and self-hosted."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
12%
University
9%
Construction Company
9%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
University
9%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise26
 

Questions from the Community

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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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Sample Customers

REZ-1, SonicWALL, IntegriChain, Fuseforward International Inc., Polystar, Live Rail, Mavenir Systems, JDSU Partners, Bango
Google, Wikipedia, Tencent, Verizon, DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, Telefónica, Huatai Securities
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