Survey: State of MariaDB 2025

Ever wondered how other developers and organizations are using MariaDB? What challenges they face, which tools they prefer, or how they’re adapting to new technologies like AI? We want to find out, and share the results with you.

We’re launching the first State of MariaDB Survey 2025 to get the real story of how MariaDB is being used in the wild. No marketing fluff—just honest insights from the people who actually work with MariaDB every day.

Take the survey now!

The survey takes around 10 minutes, is anonymous, is open during October 2025, and results will be compiled to a public report after the survey closes. Go do the survey now at: https://mariadb.typeform.com/survey-2025

Who should take this?

Anyone who works with MariaDB: developers, DBAs, architects, students, consultants, those who inherited a MariaDB setup and became the “database expert,” or developers who built their application on MariaDB from the ground up. Whether you’re a seasoned expert or relatively new to MariaDB, your experience matters.

What We’re Asking

The survey covers these main areas:

About You & Your MariaDB Journey – your background and MariaDB experience
MariaDB in Your Organization – how your team or company uses MariaDB
What You Build with MariaDB – your use cases, and why you chose MariaDB
Your MariaDB Tech Stack – languages, connectors, tools, and integrations you use
Deployment & Versions – how you install, host, and manage MariaDB versions
Challenges & Pain Points – what difficulties you face and how we can help
Community & Contribution – how you connect with the MariaDB ecosystem

What’s In It for the Community?

Your responses will help shape:

MariaDB roadmap priorities for both Community and Enterprise versions
Better documentation and tutorials based on real pain points
Improved tooling and connector development
A comprehensive public report showing how MariaDB is really being used

Think of it as gathering collective insights to make MariaDB better for everyone.

Ready to take the survey?

Take the survey now!

The survey runs during October 2025. Your responses are anonymous and will only be shared in aggregate in a report. Go to the survey at: https://mariadb.typeform.com/survey-2025

Help us spread the word

Share the survey with other MariaDB users in your network by posting on LinkedIn. For example:

I just filled in the State of MariaDB 2025 survey. How about you also do it? It will be interesting to see the compiled report! #mariadb https://mariadb.org/survey

Alternatively repost MariaDB Foundation’s post on LinkedIn, upvote the post in /r/mariadb on Reddit, boost the post on fosstodon.org/@mariadb_org or give the announcement a thumbs up in mariadb.zulipchat.com.