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In October 2025, we launched the first State of MariaDB Survey to learn how the community really uses MariaDB. Today, we’re excited to share the results.

Read the full report →

Why we did this

We wanted to move beyond assumptions and get real data from the people who work with MariaDB every day—developers, DBAs, architects, consultants, and everyone in between. The goal was simple: understand how MariaDB is actually being used so we can make it better.

What we learned

The survey covered seven areas: background and experience, organizational use, use cases, tech stacks, deployment practices, challenges, and community engagement.

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Continue reading “State of MariaDB 2025: The Results Are In”

There are a couple days left until the survey closes – take this as a gentle nudge to participate if you’ve been meaning to 🙂 

👉 https://mariadb.typeform.com/survey-2025

Response so far

I’ve been sharing invitations to participate in various communities and have been getting good responses. The more the better for the final report – so if you know somebody who should participate, I would appreciate it very much if you asked them to!

We’ve been amazed by the response so – thank you all that have taken the time to participate!

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Continue reading “Last Call: State of MariaDB 2025 Survey (+ New Preview Insights)”

The State of MariaDB 2025 survey is well underway, and the insights are fascinating. Thank you to all who have participated so far! If you haven’t yet, the survey is open at: https://mariadb.typeform.com/survey-2025?utm_source=blogprv

Sneak preview

We wanted to share a quick sneak preview of the results so far. Here’s what’s emerging.

A Mature and Growing Community

The MariaDB community includes both experienced professionals and newer users. 40% of respondents have 26+ years in tech, while the community also welcomes those earlier in their careers.

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Continue reading “Sneak preview of State of MariaDB 2025 – survey still open!”