MariaDB

E36148

SQL database open-source software relational database management system

MariaDB is an open-source relational database management system, forked from MySQL, known for its compatibility, performance, and community-driven development.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
MariaDB canonical	21
MariaDB Server	2
MariaDB Corporation	1
MariaDB SQL dialect	1
MariaDB Server project	1
MariaDB server distribution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T277254 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: MariaDB
Context triple: [SQL, usedBySystem, MariaDB]

A. MySQL
MySQL is a widely used open-source relational database management system known for its reliability, performance, and role in powering many web applications and services.
B. PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL is a powerful open-source relational database management system known for its robustness, extensibility, and strong standards compliance.
C. IBM DB2
IBM DB2 is a family of enterprise-grade relational database management systems developed by IBM, widely used for high-performance, scalable data storage and transaction processing across mainframe, distributed, and cloud environments.
D. SQL Server
SQL Server is Microsoft's enterprise-grade relational database management system used for storing, managing, and analyzing data in a wide range of applications.
E. Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift is a fully managed, cloud-based data warehousing service from Amazon Web Services designed for fast querying and analysis of large datasets using SQL.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: MariaDB
Target entity description: MariaDB is an open-source relational database management system, forked from MySQL, known for its compatibility, performance, and community-driven development.

A. MySQL
MySQL is a widely used open-source relational database management system known for its reliability, performance, and role in powering many web applications and services.
B. PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL is a powerful open-source relational database management system known for its robustness, extensibility, and strong standards compliance.
C. IBM DB2
IBM DB2 is a family of enterprise-grade relational database management systems developed by IBM, widely used for high-performance, scalable data storage and transaction processing across mainframe, distributed, and cloud environments.
D. SQL Server
SQL Server is Microsoft's enterprise-grade relational database management system used for storing, managing, and analyzing data in a wide range of applications.
E. Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift is a fully managed, cloud-based data warehousing service from Amazon Web Services designed for fast querying and analysis of large datasets using SQL.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	SQL database ⓘ open-source software ⓘ relational database management system ⓘ
commercialWebsite	https://mariadb.com/ ⓘ
compatibleWith	MySQL SQL dialect (largely) ⓘ MySQL client protocol ⓘ MySQL ⓘ surface form: MySQL connectors
creator	Michael Widenius ⓘ
developer	MariaDB self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MariaDB Corporation MariaDB Foundation ⓘ
forkedFrom	MySQL ⓘ
governedBy	MariaDB Foundation ⓘ
initialReleaseYear	2009 ⓘ
isDropInReplacementFor	MySQL ⓘ
license	GNU General Public License ⓘ
namedAfter	Michael Widenius ⓘ surface form: Maria Widenius
operatingSystem	Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ
originCountry	Finland ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ C++ ⓘ
supportsFeature	ACID transactions ⓘ GIS extensions ⓘ Galera Cluster ⓘ JSON functions ⓘ data-at-rest compression ⓘ encryption at rest ⓘ full-text search ⓘ master-master replication ⓘ master-slave replication ⓘ partitioning ⓘ replication ⓘ role-based access control ⓘ stored procedures ⓘ triggers ⓘ views ⓘ virtual columns ⓘ
supportsQueryLanguage	SQL ⓘ
supportsStorageEngine	Aria ⓘ ColumnStore ⓘ InnoDB storage engine ⓘ surface form: InnoDB MyISAM storage engine ⓘ surface form: MyISAM RocksDB ⓘ Spider ⓘ TokuDB ⓘ InnoDB storage engine ⓘ surface form: XtraDB
usedFor	OLTP workloads ⓘ data warehousing ⓘ web applications ⓘ
website	https://mariadb.org/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

SQL → usedBySystem → MariaDB ⓘ

WordPress → usesDatabaseManagementSystem → MariaDB ⓘ

PHP → supportsDatabase → MariaDB ⓘ

Magento → uses → MariaDB ⓘ

Data Control Language → implementedBy → MariaDB ⓘ

MariaDB → developer → MariaDB self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: MariaDB Corporation

Michael Widenius → notableWork → MariaDB ⓘ

Michael Widenius → associatedWith → MariaDB ⓘ

this entity surface form: MariaDB Server project

Amazon RDS → supportsDatabaseEngine → MariaDB ⓘ

Drupal → supportsDatabase → MariaDB ⓘ

Joomla! → usesDatabase → MariaDB ⓘ

MediaWiki → usesDatabase → MariaDB ⓘ

Community Edition → usesDatabase → MariaDB ⓘ

subject surface form: Magento Community Edition

RedwoodJS → supportsDatabase → MariaDB ⓘ

TypeORM → supportsDatabase → MariaDB ⓘ

Prisma → supportsDatabase → MariaDB ⓘ

Aria → usedBy → MariaDB ⓘ

Aria → partOf → MariaDB ⓘ

this entity surface form: MariaDB server distribution

ColumnStore → developedFor → MariaDB ⓘ

ColumnStore → integratedWith → MariaDB ⓘ

this entity surface form: MariaDB Server

Spider → developedFor → MariaDB ⓘ

Galera Cluster → supportsDatabase → MariaDB ⓘ

MariaDB Foundation → supports → MariaDB ⓘ

this entity surface form: MariaDB Server

TokuDB → designedFor → MariaDB ⓘ

sqlmap → supports → MariaDB ⓘ

Rapid SQL → supportsDatabasePlatform → MariaDB ⓘ

DataGrip → supportsLanguage → MariaDB ⓘ

this entity surface form: MariaDB SQL dialect

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