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MariaDB vs Postgres-XC

A side-by-side look at MariaDB and Postgres-XC. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

MariaDB

MariaDB

Databases

MariaDB is an open source relational database management system, created as a drop-in replacement for MySQL. It is developed by some of the original developers of MySQL and aims to remain free and open source software under the GNU GPL.

opensourcedropin-replacementmysqlgnu-gpl
Postgres-XC

Postgres-XC

Databases

Postgres-XC is an open source, shared-nothing clustering extension for PostgreSQL. It provides horizontal scalability across multiple nodes for handling large workloads and high availability through automatic failover.

clusteringscalabilityhigh-availabilityopen-source