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MariaDB

Community fork of MySQL, compatible and fully open source.

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Relational database created by MySQL's original authors, with broad compatibility, extra storage engines and open governance.

When to use

When you want a MySQL replacement with community governance.

When to avoid

If you depend on recent features exclusive to MySQL or the Oracle ecosystem.

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