MariaDB Server: the innovative open source database

MariaDB Server 12.3, 11.8, 11.4, 10.11, 10.6 – May 2026’s releases: thank you for your contributions

On May… we have released an update of our 5 current LTS releases:
These new releases contain a large amount of external contributions. The number of contributors is constantly growing, which is great! …

DuckDB Storage Engine for MariaDB. When the Sea Lion Learns to Quack.

An early look at the DuckDB storage engine for MariaDB — columnar, vectorized analytics that live right next to your transactional tables.
The problem
MariaDB’s InnoDB is excellent at what it was built for: transactions. …

MariaDB Foundation Sea Lion Champions Nominees: Mark Callaghan

Interview with Mark Callaghan, nominated in the Technical Excellence category.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Callaghan, recently nominated for the MariaDB Sea Lion Champions program in the “Technical Excellence” …

MariaDB Foundation Sea Lion Champions Nominees: Sumit Srivastava

Interview with Sumit Srivastava, nominated in the Adoption & Industry Impact category.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Sumit Srivastava, SVP Business Development & Products at Tayana, a Bangalore-based telecom software company. …

The Power Of The Community!

A proper comparison of the distinct committers to MariaDB and MySQL repositories since Q1 2025.