Alternatives and competitors
Sites like MariaDB
The 20 closest open source relational database alternatives to MariaDB, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 10 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to MariaDB? The closest matches are phpMyAdmin, MySQL and PostgreSQL. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 16 ms
01 · Entity
About MariaDB
MariaDB mariadb.org
MariaDB Foundation - MariaDB.org
Wikidata: database management system, relational, open source, community developed fork of MySQL
Summary by Claude
Website of the MariaDB Foundation, the nonprofit that stewards the open source MariaDB Server relational database, a fork of MySQL. It provides downloads, release notes, documentation news, connectors, events and sponsor information.
- Who it’s for
- Database administrators, developers and open source contributors
- Business model
- Sponsorships and donations
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to MariaDB’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to MariaDB
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to MariaDB, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
phpMyAdmin
database administration tool
Very close cos 0.920 - 02
MySQL
Open-source relational database management system
Very close cos 0.914 - 03
PostgreSQL: The world's most advanced open source database
The official site for PostgreSQL, the world's most advanced open source database
Very close cos 0.908 - 04
Welcome to The Apache Software Foundation | Apache Software Foundation
American nonprofit open-source software community
Close cos 0.892 - 05
NLnet Labs - Home
Research & Development, Internet architecture, DNS, Routing, Stability and Security.
Close cos 0.891 - 06
OSF
tools that make open science practice easier
Close cos 0.892 - 07
Wikimedia Error
global social movement for free educational knowledge
Close cos 0.891 - 08
Request temporarily denied. | Archive of Our Own
nonprofit online fanfiction repository operated by the Organization for Transformative Works
Close cos 0.886 - 09
Mozilla - Internet for people, not profit (US)
We’re working to put control of the internet back in the hands of the people using it.
Close cos 0.885 - 10
Client Challenge
free and open-source web content management system
Close cos 0.886 - 11
MediaWiki
free and open-source wiki software, developed by the Wikimedia Foundation
Close cos 0.885 - 12
XAMPP Installers and Downloads for Apache Friends
XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP and Perl.
Close cos 0.882 - 13
Eclipse Foundation | Powering Open Innovation
The Eclipse Foundation hosts 450+ open source projects with vendor-neutral governance, enabling global collaboration in automotive, IoT, cloud, and emerging …
Close cos 0.879 - 14
Welcome to Python.org
The official home of the Python Programming Language
Close cos 0.881 - 15
Laravel - The clean stack for Artisans and agents
Laravel is a framework for building modern web apps and AI agents. Expressive syntax, built-in tools, and everything you need to ship fast.
Close cos 0.879 - 16
Compare B2B Software, Download, & Develop Open Source & Business Software - SourceForge
SourceForge is the complete software discovery platform. SourceForge is the largest B2B software review and comparison site in the world, and features the largest business software directory, as well as free & fast open source software downloads and development.
Close cos 0.878 - 17
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.
Close cos 0.878 - 18
Wikidata
free multilingual online knowledge graph
Close cos 0.878 - 19
MongoDB | The Intelligent Data Platform for the AI Era | MongoDB
MongoDB is the intelligent data platform for the AI era. Get your ideas to market faster with flexible, real-time data that scales across any cloud.
Close cos 0.874 - 20
Modrinth
Download Minecraft mods, plugins, datapacks, shaders, resourcepacks, and modpacks on Modrinth. Discover and publish projects on Modrinth with a modern, easy to use interface and API.
Close cos 0.875
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to mariadb.org’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones MariaDB uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What MariaDB is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CMS
- WordPress meta generator: WordPress 7.1.4
- JavaScript libraries
- jQuery asset https://mariadb.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1
- Analytics
- Google Analytics page source: googletagmanager.com/gtag/js
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by WordPress (meta generator: WordPress 7.1.4)
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Email delivery
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS nolan.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: GPW3UHdWCTd5Z4eRjKrJLgLoH9r9PpqK2yVAlVR2Ks0
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what MariaDB adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 15/20
- Fastly · not on mariadb.org 6/20
- Google Workspace 6/20
- nginx 5/20
- Mailchimp · not on mariadb.org 5/20
- Font Awesome · not on mariadb.org 4/20
- GlobalSign · not on mariadb.org 4/20
- jQuery 4/20
- Cloudflare DNS 4/20
- OpenAI · not on mariadb.org 4/20
- Google Analytics 3/20
- Atlassian · not on mariadb.org 3/20
- Matomo · not on mariadb.org 3/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on mariadb.org 3/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on mariadb.org 3/20
- Miro · not on mariadb.org 3/20