{"id":182257,"date":"2024-03-19T00:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T23:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=182257"},"modified":"2024-03-09T13:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T12:00:30","slug":"mariadb-vs-postgresql-what-are-the-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/mariadb-vs-postgresql-what-are-the-differences","title":{"rendered":"MariaDB vs PostgreSQL: What are the differences?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"182257\" class=\"elementor elementor-182257\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14121d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"14121d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f4d894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f4d894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To store, manage and organize their structured data, organizations need a high-performance database management system. And to say the least, they're spoilt for choice with all the offerings available on the market.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a70c9f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a70c9f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll be looking specifically at two RDBMSs, MariaDB and PostgreSQL. So what are the differences and similarities between these two tools? Which one should you choose? And in what cases? That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re going to find out in this article.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df09c2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"df09c2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442871a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"442871a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is MariaDB?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f79fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f79fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/mariadb-a-solution-for-data-management-and-analysis\"><strong>MariaDB<\/strong> <\/a>is an open source relational database management system (RDBMS). It is presented as a compatible alternative to MySQL. It was created by the community and developers involved in MySQL, following its acquisition by <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/oracle-the-challenger-rivaling-azure-aws-and-google-cloud\">Oracle Corporation<\/a>. It is therefore possible to use applications and scripts written for <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/demystifying-mysql-a-comprehensive-guide-to-relational-data-managemen\"><strong>MySQL<\/strong><\/a>, without making any major changes.<\/p><p>But beyond its compatibility, <strong>MariaDB<\/strong> has also improved its performance compared with MySQL.<\/p><p>Not least by adding new, advanced features. For example, alternative storage engines, verification constraints, optimizations for complex queries and improvements in index management.<\/p><p>The storage engine is one of <strong>MariaDB&#8217;s special features.<\/strong> In addition to the default engine (InnoDB), MariaDB comes with other storage engines, such as Aria, TokuDB and FederatedX. This allows you to meet the specific needs of your database.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3144b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3144b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mariadb-vs-postgresql.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e12d3a elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e12d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn how to use MariaDB<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec50330 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ec50330\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773151b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"773151b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is PostgreSQL?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec907b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ec907b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Developed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.berkeley.edu\/\">University of California at Berkeley<\/a> in 1986,<a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/postgresql-vs-mysql-what-are-the-differences\"> PostgreSQL<\/a> is an open source RDBMS. In other words, it uses a predefined structure to store your data. Above all, it is one of the most highly regarded <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-non-relational-databases\">object-oriented relational database management systems.<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">And with good reason<\/span>: it guarantees its users optimal power, robustness, extensibility and compliance with SQL standards such as:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Robustness:<\/strong> PostgreSQL supports <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/acid-in-database-management\">ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) transactions.<\/a> This guarantees data integrity even in the event of system failure.<\/li><li><strong>Extensibility:<\/strong> with this tool, developers can create custom data types (including arrays, spatial geometries and hashes), functions, operators and programming languages.<\/li><li><strong>Compliance<\/strong>: it closely follows SQL language specifications. This means you can reproduce all (or almost all) SQL queries.<\/li><li><strong>Power:<\/strong> in addition to basic SQL functionality, PostgreSQL offers a number of advanced features, such as materialized views and partial indexes. Materialized views enable you to extend virtual views to physical views, for better storage and updating of complex queries. Partial indexes allow you to use only part of a table, rather than all its rows.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae1930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ae1930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These features make it a flexible tool for managing complex data. It can even be used in a <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-warehouse-2\">data warehouse.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9d333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a9d333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/postgresql-vs-mariadb-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02cc6dc elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"02cc6dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn to use PostgreSQL<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0ae20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ae0ae20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0f689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c0f689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the similarities between MariaDB and PostgreSQL?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d700654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d700654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before choosing between <strong>MariaDB and PostgreSQL,<\/strong> it&#8217;s important to understand their similarities:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Open source license:<\/strong> both solutions are distributed under open source licenses. This means that developers can use, modify and distribute them freely. What&#8217;s more, both are supported by active communities that contribute to the continuous improvement of their performance.<\/li><li><strong>Transaction management:<\/strong> MariaDB and PostgreSQL support ACID transactions to ensure data integrity.<\/li><li><strong>Security:<\/strong> both solutions offer advanced security features, such as secure authentication, data encryption and fine-grained privilege management.<\/li><li><strong>Availability:<\/strong> with both MariaDB and PostgreSQL, you have a solution for synchronized replication, ensuring optimum availability.<\/li><li><strong>GIS extensions:<\/strong> both systems offer extensions for geospatial operations.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\ud83d\udca1Related articles:<\/p><table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\"><colgroup><col width=\"656\" \/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Microsoft SQL Server: Everything you need to know&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/microsoft-sql-server-everything-you-need-to-know\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/microsoft-sql-server-everything-you-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft SQL Server: Everything you need to know<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;SQL UPDATE: Update data with this command&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/sql-update-update-data-with-this-command\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/sql-update-update-data-with-this-command\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SQL UPDATE: Update data with this command<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;SQL GROUP BY: Everything you need to know about this query&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/sql-group-by-everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-query\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/sql-group-by-everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SQL GROUP BY: Everything you need to know about this query<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Amazon DynamoDB: The AWS NoSQL database&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/amazon-dynamodb-the-aws-nosql-database\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/amazon-dynamodb-the-aws-nosql-database\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon DynamoDB: The AWS NoSQL database<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Seamlessly Connect Power BI and SQL Server: A Step-by-Step Guide&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/connecting-power-bi-and-sql-server-how-do-i-do-it\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/connecting-power-bi-and-sql-server-how-do-i-do-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seamlessly Connect Power BI and SQL Server: A Step-by-Step Guide<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;SQL Dateformat : Learn all about this query&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/sql-dateformat-learn-all-about-this-query\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/sql-dateformat-learn-all-about-this-query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SQL Dateformat : Learn all about this query<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a6801b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7a6801b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847e707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"847e707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the differences between MariaDB and PostgreSQL?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad68673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad68673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite the aforementioned similarities, MariaDB and PostgreSQL also have some notable differences.<\/p><ul><li><strong>SQL compliance:<\/strong> presenting itself as an alternative to MySQL, MariaDB aims to maintain close compatibility with this database. That said, certain functionalities may differ between the two systems. PostgreSQL, on the other hand, emphasizes compliance with SQL standards. So you can use basic SQL syntax to query your data.<\/li><li><strong>Performance:<\/strong> PostgreSQL is renowned for its ability to handle complex workloads.<\/li><li><strong>Advanced features:<\/strong> on the PostgreSQL side, these include materialized views and partial indexes. On the MariaDB side, advanced features include verification constraints and storage engines.<\/li><li><strong>Transaction management<\/strong>: although both RDBMSs support ACID transactions, PostgreSQL offers finer control over transaction isolation levels.<\/li><li><strong>Extensions<\/strong>: PostgreSQL offers greater customization in terms of custom data types, functions, operators and programming languages (including PL\/Python, PL\/Perl&#8230;).<\/li><li><strong>Sequences:<\/strong> PostgreSQL uses sequences to generate unique values, while MariaDB uses auto-increment with IDENTITY columns.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f66c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08f66c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s on the basis of all these differences that organizations should choose between MariaDB and PostgreSQL.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be2df3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4be2df3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6985c4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6985c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When should you use MariaDB or PostgreSQL?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-989f440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"989f440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before choosing between <strong>MariaDB and PostgreSQL,<\/strong> it&#8217;s vital to take stock of the nature of your company&#8217;s needs and the technical expertise available.<\/p><p>For small companies with small amounts of relational data,<strong> MariaDB is preferable for data fluidity.<\/strong><\/p><p>On the other hand, for access to complex data, PostgreSQL is the best choice. 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