MariaDB Database Survey 2026
The MariaDB Database Survey 2026 is closed – thank you! 737 people answered between 4 September and 19 October 2026. We’re now preparing the report, which will be published here.
Who answered
Anyone who works with MariaDB or another database. In addition to the general questions, the survey has role specific questions for:
- Application developers — building apps or AI features on a database
- DBAs, SREs & DevOps — running databases in production
- Architects & decision-makers — choosing which database to use
- Engine & extension developers — building on or extending the database
- Cloud, hosting & tooling providers — offering databases to others
- Analytics & BI — working with reports, dashboards, and data warehousing
You don’t have to currently use MariaDB: If you’re on MySQL, PostgreSQL, or another database, we have questions for you too.
Why we ran it
Your answers give an objective, evidence-based basis for decisions and positioning — real data on how databases and MariaDB are used, not opinions. The results become a public report anyone can read and cite.
About the 2026 survey
- Mostly new for 2026 — refreshed questions, with a few kept from 2025 so we can show what’s changed
- Anonymous — no login, no email required
- About 8 minutes — you only get the questions relevant to you
- Open until mid-October 2026
- Results published here as a public report after it closes
Last year’s results
See the State of MariaDB 2025 report — 275 responses, our first annual survey. 2026 is the second, so this year we can start showing what’s changed.