MariaDB on CentOS Reviews and Pricing

Prabhat-Ranjan

Architect at LTIMindtree

Nov 17, 2025

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Faced challenges in migration due to missing functionalities and unclear communication has made adoption difficult

Pros and Cons

"MariaDB on CentOS is faster than Oracle."

"Many functionalities are not available in MariaDB on CentOS, so those aspects needed to be rewritten, particularly Oracle proprietary features."

What is our primary use case?

MariaDB on CentOS is used for a company that has many applications. The company previously used Oracle and has now transitioned to MariaDB on CentOS.

What is most valuable?

Deploying MariaDB on CentOS has no complexity. However, migrating from Oracle to MariaDB on CentOS, which is for the company only and not for public access, presented many difficulties. The code formats are different between the two systems, and both functionalities are different. Many functionalities are not available in MariaDB on CentOS, so those aspects needed to be rewritten, particularly Oracle proprietary features.

MariaDB on CentOS supports JSON. MariaDB on CentOS is faster than Oracle.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Currently, it is difficult for me to assess MariaDB on CentOS's compatibility with MySQL in my systems, but it is almost similar.

How are customer service and support?

I am able to hear you. You will send me a link, and I will check it.

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What other advice do I have?

I work with MariaDB on CentOS, Oracle, and Postgres. CentOS is an operating system. I am working for a company that purchased MariaDB on CentOS more than four years ago. My company is not a partner, but my client is a partner.