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Exasol Data Warehouse vs MariaDB comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Exasol Data Warehouse
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
36th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MariaDB
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
15th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Exasol Data Warehouse is 1.4%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MariaDB is 3.2%, down from 5.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MariaDB3.2%
Exasol Data Warehouse1.4%
Other95.4%
Relational Databases Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Shubham-Agarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - Projects at Cognizant
Fast query processing and easy-to-store all the data
There are very few companies that are using Exasol, but the majority of companies are using SQL Server, Cloud or IBM Db2 Database, or any other databases. Therefore, the resources are limited, which is my only concern. So if I face any issues, limited resources are available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol. From that perspective, it can be a bit of a struggle for me to find a solution. In the next release, I would like to see better compatibility issues. Currently, Exasol has limited compatibility with other software like Python and R. For example, If I talk about SQL Server, we can connect it to big data or Python, which is also compatible with different servers.
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Architect at LTIMindtree
Cloud deployment has improved security and performance but still needs richer query features
MariaDB is easy to install. Performance of MariaDB has improved with the query optimizer. We use MariaDB's data-at-rest encryption. Encryption is available in MariaDB, so we are secure for transmitting data without concern about moving over networks. Query optimization in MariaDB is better than Oracle. We use advanced replication for MariaDB. Role-based access is available in MariaDB, which is a good feature. The technical support of MariaDB is very helpful. They came and tuned our queries with one-to-one assistance.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Its speed is great."
"We can quickly scale the solution as it works on an MPP system."
"The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed."
"We mainly chose Exasol for its performance reasons."
"It is easy to scale."
"The solution is hands-off; you set it up insert your data and it self tunes queries."
"Performance is a top priority, and it excels in this aspect."
"This solution is extremely fast and very stable; you set it up and put your data on it and as long as it's structured, it self-tunes queries and doesn't require a database administrator."
"The solution is valuable because it has PL/SQL compatibility."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of MariaDB is the power it provides. It is a powerful solution."
"The stability of MariaDB is good, it has high availability."
"We like the easy way that we can collect data from other databases."
"It's easy to set up."
"The solution's high availability is its most valuable aspect."
"The solution runs very quickly. It's not slow at all."
 

Cons

"It would be beneficial if the updates would occur more often."
"It's not cloud-native so many maintenance operations require downtime."
"The price is quite expensive relative to other similar solutions, it could be more accessible in that sense."
"They should improve the security features for MPP processing."
"You have to install Exasol drivers, and it's not easy to find or implement a driver into different systems."
"There are limited resources available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol."
"They don't talk very well to with other products when it comes to connectivity. Integration is lacking."
"The only area where we found it could improve was in custom role creation and security, and it was difficult to work with."
"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."
"The interface should be more user-friendly. It should be able to connect directly to the database and Interact with it without having to use commands. It needs better integration."
"An improvement would be scaling it up to the levels of Oracle, especially when it comes to resilience, so that we can do higher transactions for two databases or power our operation."
"MariaDB can improve by adding more features. There are a lot of features, which are available in Oracle, and which are not available in MariaDB. We hope they will introduce the features soon."
"The maintenance and performance could be a bit better."
"The GUI could be improved a bit. The user interface needs to be improved."
"It would be helpful if I could specify multiple drives for the database storage."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's cost is mid-ranged."
"It's an open-source solution."
"It is an open-source solution."
"The price of this solution represents a very good compromise between the cost and what it offers."
"When it comes to MariaDB, it should have a more cost-effective license."
"There is a monthly subscription to use MariaDB."
"The cost is quite good. You can have the open source, free version, which has adequate capacity."
"This is an open source solution with no licensing fees."
"I rate the product's price a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price since there are some support costs involved, even though it isn't an open-source solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
14%
Construction Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise26
 

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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?
The key area where MariaDB could be improved is its native GUI tooling; while the command-line interface works perfectly fine, the built-in visual tools for administration, management, and query de...
What is your primary use case for MariaDB?
My main use case for MariaDB was web applications, and I have been using MariaDB for just about a year now as I was in the development team. A specific web application where I used MariaDB is a hea...
 

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