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MariaDB

Redwood City, CA-based open source database company founded 2014. Public (MRDB). Operates in cloud database and data infrastructure markets. Serves enterprises and developers with relational database products supporting any workload and scale.

Entry price

Free

Free plan available

Plans tracked

1 add-on

Pricing changes

Latest Wk 35 '26

Pricing model

Subscription + usage

Free tier available

Pricing Change History

4 changes

20264 changes

Aug 24, 2026

Improvement

Weekly

MariaDB drops self-serve Community Server support, now Enterprise-only

Enterprise Platform's Key Capabilities list swaps 'Real-time HTAP' for 'Single node analytics', in the same bullet position between Automated failover and Observability and monitoring. Self-managed 'Community Server' support plan ($50/core/month self-checkout via 'Buy Support') removed from the pricing grid; self-managed lineup now starts at quote-only Enterprise Platform. Its 'Basic' support tier also disappears from Support Options.

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Aug 3, 2026

Improvement

Weekly

MariaDB: GridGain cache bundled into base tier; AI features move to Ultimate

GridGain in-memory cache & distributed compute now bundled into Enterprise Platform's Key Capabilities (previously a separate paid add-on); Plus swaps MCP Server for agentic AI for Geo-distributed deployment.

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Jul 3, 2026

Packaging

Quarterly

MariaDB: Compute pricing hidden behind Contact Us, starting rates cut

MariaDB Cloud: Power/PowerPlus starting price dropped ($0.18→$0.16/hr, $0.22→$0.21/hr); detailed per-instance compute rates for these tiers removed, replaced by 'Contact Us'.

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May 5, 2026

Price decrease

Weekly

MariaDB cuts Power to $0.16/hr, hides PowerPlus pricing behind Contact Us

Power plan starting price decreased from $0.18/hour to $0.16/hour; PowerPlus plan starting price decreased from $0.22/hour to $0.21/hour. Compute pricing table restructured: Power and PowerPlus columns merged into a single 'Power / PowerPlus' column; all explicit Power and PowerPlus prices replaced with 'Contact Us'. Column header renamed from 'Name' to 'Size'.

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