MariaDB

Community-developed MySQL fork

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Project is healthy
Funding
At risk
Maintenance
Active
Contributors
Healthy
Bus Factor
Low risk
Metrics last updated: 6 days ago (2026-02-07)

Overview

MariaDB is a community-developed, commercially supported fork of MySQL, intended to remain free and open-source software.

Importance

  • Drop-in MySQL replacement
  • Default database for many Linux distributions
  • Foundation for open database future
  • Powers major deployments

Key Features

  • MySQL compatibility
  • Additional storage engines
  • Enhanced performance features
  • Galera Cluster support

Sustainability

MariaDB is supported by the MariaDB Foundation and MariaDB Corporation. The project has governance challenges but maintains active development.

Dependencies

MariaDB
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Dependency Chain

Upstream
OpenSSL zlib Linux Kernel
MariaDB

Impact Analysis

3 Direct Dependencies
0 Dependent Projects
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