MariaDB cuts Power to $0.16/hr, hides PowerPlus pricing behind Contact Us
What happened
Between the Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026 captures of MariaDB's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: 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'. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease, price hidden) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 24, 2026) lists Power at $0.16 per hour, PowerPlus at $0.21 per hour and Community Server Support at $50.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for MariaDB. MariaDB has been tracked since 2026-03-01.
In the same window Microsoft and MongoDB also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- PowerPlus · Price−11%$0.18/hour$0.16/hour
- PowerPlus · Price visibilityRewordedNameSize
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerPlus | Price | $0.18/hour | $0.16/hour | −11% |
| PowerPlus | Price visibility | Name | Size | Reworded |
Values as written on MariaDB's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of MariaDB's pricing page (mariadb.com) from Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where powerplus price reads $0.18/hour and then $0.16/hour.
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MariaDB, pricing history
Full history- Aug 24, 2026improvedMariaDB drops self-serve Community Server support, now Enterprise-only
- Aug 3, 2026improvedMariaDB: GridGain cache bundled into base tier; AI features move to Ultimate
- Jul 3, 2026packagingMariaDB: Compute pricing hidden behind Contact Us, starting rates cut
- May 5, 2026decreaseMariaDB cuts Power to $0.16/hr, hides PowerPlus pricing behind Contact Us · this change
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- MongoDBApr 6MongoDB launches Pricing Calculator and cost optimization tools for Atlas
Questions about this change
Did MariaDB raise prices in May 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026 MariaDB's pricing page showed 1 price cut: PowerPlus: $0.18/hour → $0.16/hour (−11%).
What changed on MariaDB's pricing page between Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026?
PowerPlus price: $0.18/hour → $0.16/hour (−11%); PowerPlus price visibility: Name → Size, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does MariaDB change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for MariaDB in the 90 days before this one; MariaDB has been tracked since 2026-03-01.
