MariaDB

MariaDB is a fork of MySQL, created by the original developers of MySQL. It is guaranteed to stay open source. It lists features that MySQL doesn't have, or adds them faster.

When to Use

• High-Performance MySQL Drop-in Replacement: Upgrading MySQL infrastructure with enhanced performance, Aria storage, and thread pooling.
• Temporal Data & System-Versioned Tables: Retaining automatic audit histories of all row modifications using SQL:2011 system versioning.
• ColumnStore Analytical Processing: Running hybrid transactional and analytical processing (HTAP) in a single database server.
• Enterprise Open-Source Relational SQL: Deploying mission-critical relational databases with enterprise-grade replication (Galera Cluster).

Quick Start

Same as MySQL usually.