MariaDB

What MariaDB does

MariaDB is a developer of open-source relational database technology, founded in 2009 as a community fork of MySQL by Michael Widenius following Oracle's acquisition of MySQL. The company commercializes its database through enterprise subscriptions (MariaDB Enterprise Platform, MariaDB Enterprise Server), a fully managed multicloud database-as-a-service (MariaDB Cloud, including dedicated Database, Serverless, and AI Agents services), and professional services such as consulting, migration, and Remote DBA. Its technology stack spans transactional (OLTP), analytical (ColumnStore, MariaDB Exa), high-availability clustering (Galera Cluster), and increasingly AI workloads through native vector search, RAG pipelines, embedded AI agents, and a Model Context Protocol server. The platform supports deployment across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud with MySQL and Oracle wire-compatibility that facilitates migration from proprietary incumbents. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales, self-serve cloud onboarding, cloud marketplace listings, and a partner channel including HPE, IBM, Nutanix, Oracle, and regional distributors such as Dattax IT in India.

Following a 2022 SPAC merger with Angel Pond Holdings at a $672 million post-money valuation, MariaDB plc listed on the NYSE under ticker MRDB before delisting and being acquired by private equity firm K1 Investment Management in 2024. Under new CEO Rohit de Souza, the company has executed an aggressive M&A program repositioning the platform as an "AI-Ready Operating Platform," internalizing Codership Oy (Galera Cluster, May 2025), reacquiring SkySQL (cloud DBaaS, August 2025), co-developing MariaDB Exa with Exasol (October 2025), and acquiring GridGain Systems (in-memory computing, March 2026). Revenue derives primarily from recurring subscriptions and usage-based cloud billing across financial services, telecommunications, defense and intelligence, and public sector customers, with named enterprise logos including DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, Virgin Media O2, FTMO, BNETS, and Tock. Headcount is 251-500 across offices in the US (Milpitas, Palo Alto, Redwood City), Finland (Espoo), Bulgaria (Sofia), and the UK (Windsor), with the parent entity MariaDB plc domiciled in Ireland.

Name

MariaDB

Legal name

MariaDB plc

Website

https://mariadb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

MariaDB plc develops enterprise open-source relational database software for financial services, telecom, defense, and public sector customers. Revenue derives from enterprise subscriptions, managed cloud DBaaS, and professional services. Following 2024 acquisition by K1 Investment Management, the company has pivoted toward AI-enabled database platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Database Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Model Databases (HDAEAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

NewSQL / Distributed SQL Databases (HDAEAAAC), In-Memory Databases (HDAEAAAD), Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) Platforms (HDAEAAAN), Data Platform (Unified Data & Analytics) Suites (HDAEABAD)

Keywords

• Open source database
• Cloud database services
• Enterprise database platform
• In-memory computing
• Relational database management

Headquarters

HQ city

Milpitas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Annual subscription revenue from MariaDB Enterprise Server with premium support, long-term releases, and enterprise-grade SLAs. Direct sales to large enterprises requiring mission-critical database reliability.
2. MariaDB Cloud (DBaaS): Fully managed multicloud database-as-a-service offering with subscription and usage-based billing. Includes Database (dedicated instances), Serverless (pay-per-use), and AI Agents services.
3. Professional Services: Revenue from consulting, database migration, technical account management, and training services.
4. Support Services: Technical support tiers including Basic and Professional support, Remote DBA services for customers requiring managed database operations.
5. Community Server: Free open-source community database download with optional enterprise upgrade path for production workloads requiring support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

MariaDB provides an enterprise open-source relational database platform available as self-managed software (Enterprise Platform and Community Server) and as a fully managed multicloud database-as-a-service (MariaDB Cloud). The unified platform combines OLTP, analytical (HTAP), and AI workloads on a single system, with native vector search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) capabilities, AI agents, and in-memory computing technology from the March 2026 GridGain acquisition for sub-millisecond latency.

Product overview

MariaDB is an enterprise database company offering a unified, enterprise-grade database platform available in both self-managed and fully managed cloud deployment models. The product portfolio centers on MariaDB Enterprise Platform (the commercial offering) and MariaDB Community Server (open-source), complemented by MariaDB Cloud for managed database-as-a-service deployments. The platform integrates transactional, analytical, and AI capabilities into a single unified system. Key components include: MariaDB Enterprise Server as the core relational database; MariaDB MaxScale as the advanced database proxy for high availability and security; MariaDB Exa (developed with Exasol) for high-performance analytics; MariaDB ColumnStore for columnar analytical storage; MariaDB Galera Cluster for high availability clustering; MariaDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator for containerized deployments; and MariaDB Enterprise Manager for database administration. Following the acquisition of GridGain in 2026, the platform now includes in-memory computing technology providing sub-millisecond latency for AI workloads, along with built-in vector capabilities. The platform targets enterprises building agentic AI systems requiring real-time data access, and competes as an open alternative to proprietary database providers like Oracle and fragmented hyperscaler offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MariaDB Cloud: Fully-managed multicloud database-as-a-service (DBaaS) platform offering database, serverless, and AI agents capabilities.
• MariaDB Enterprise Platform
• MariaDB Community Server
• MariaDB Exa
• MariaDB MaxScale
• SkySQL

Products and services

• MariaDB Enterprise Platform Complete, secure, and scalable commercial database solution combining transactional, analytical, and AI capabilities in a unified platform with enterprise-grade features, support, and SLAs for mission-critical workloads.
• MariaDB Enterprise Server Enterprise open-source relational database server built for mission-critical production workloads with reliability, stability, and security features.
• MariaDB Community Server Open-source relational database for development environments with MySQL and Oracle compatibility, available as a free download.
• MariaDB Cloud Fully-managed multicloud database-as-a-service (DBaaS) offering flexible deployment options including dedicated instances for predictable performance and serverless instant scale with pay-per-use pricing across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• MariaDB Exa High-performance in-memory analytics engine developed in partnership with Exasol, designed for unified HTAP solutions with claims of 1000x faster analytics on live data.
• MariaDB MaxScale Advanced database proxy ensuring high availability, scalability, and security for applications with automatic failover and read-write splitting.
• MariaDB Galera Cluster High availability clustering technology for building highly available database architectures with synchronous multi-master replication and automatic failover.
• MariaDB MCP Server Model Context Protocol server enabling AI agents to connect to and interact with MariaDB databases, supporting agentic AI application development.
• GridGain In-Memory Computing Platform In-memory computing technology and creator of Apache Ignite providing sub-millisecond latency and extreme-scale in-memory processing for AI workloads, integrated into MariaDB following the March 2026 acquisition.
• MariaDB Technical Support and Remote DBA Technical support tiers including Basic and Professional support, plus Remote DBA services for managed database operations and customer support portal access.
• MariaDB Professional Services Consulting services, database migration practice, technical account management, and training services for enterprise customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% potential cost savings compared to legacy databases
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, regional and strategic.

• GridGain Systems, Inc.coreTechnology or Integration · 9 March 2026MariaDB acquired GridGain Systems, the pioneer of in-memory computing and creator of Apache Ignite. The acquisition combines MariaDB's relational database with GridGain's extreme-scale in-memory processing to create a unified AI-Ready Operating Platform delivering sub-millisecond latency for enterprise AI and agentic workloads.
• ExasolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 October 2025Exasol partnered with MariaDB plc in October 2025 to bring unified high-performance analytics to MariaDB at unprecedented cost efficiency. The partnership includes MariaDB Exa, a new in-memory analytics engine developed in partnership.
• Dattax IT Private LimitedregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 October 2025Dattax IT appointed as official distributor of MariaDB in India, aiming to bring MariaDB's database solutions to Indian organizations with enhanced local support and promoting digital transformation capabilities.
• SkySQL Inc.coreTechnology or Integration · 26 August 2025MariaDB reacquired SkySQL, an AI-powered serverless database-as-a-service platform that was originally developed by MariaDB and spun off in 2023. The acquisition brings back serverless technology and agentic AI capabilities, enabling greater deployment flexibility and innovation in MariaDB Cloud.
• Codership Oy (Galera Cluster)coreTechnology or Integration · 27 May 2025MariaDB acquired Codership Oy, the company behind Galera Cluster technology, ensuring continued development and support for high-availability clustering in MariaDB Community Server.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)strategicTechnology or IntegrationAWS provides cloud infrastructure for MariaDB Cloud and MariaDB Managed Database services. MariaDB collaborates with AWS for delivery of SkySQL on AWS.
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)strategicTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Cloud provides infrastructure for MariaDB Cloud services. MariaDB has collaborated with Google Cloud including delivery on Google Distributed Cloud and marketplace availability.
• Microsoft AzurestrategicTechnology or IntegrationAzure provides cloud infrastructure for MariaDB Cloud services. MariaDB announced BYOA (Bring Your Own Azure) fully managed service in customer Azure subscriptions.
• HPEstrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHewlett Packard Enterprise partnership for delivering MariaDB database solutions on HPE infrastructure.
• IBMstrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIBM partnership including IBM LinuxONE, IBM Cloud, and IBM Power platforms for MariaDB deployment options.
• NutanixstrategicTechnology or IntegrationMariaDB completed Nutanix Ready certification for data-driven hybrid and multicloud applications. Nutanix Database Service offers MariaDB as a managed option.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mariadb
• Facebookfacebook.com/MariaDB.dbms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mariadb-corporation

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds14 records

Investors13 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A6 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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