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We want to know how you’re really using MariaDB — and databases in general. Not the marketing version or the one-off case study. The real story: what you’re building, how you are using it, what’s working, and what’s frustrating.

Last year we ran the first State of MariaDB survey. 275 of you took part, and the results became a public report linked from mariadb.org/survey. Now we’re back with the 2026 edition — the second annual survey — fresh questions, tailored to five different roles, open to non-MariaDB users too, and built to help MariaDB grow.

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Continue reading “Launching MariaDB’s Database Survey 2026”

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 🙂

Take the survey now!

👉 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

Take the survey now!

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!”

We want to know how you’re really using MariaDB. Not the marketing version. Not the idealized case study. The real story—what you’re building, what tools you’re using, what’s working, and what’s frustrating.

So we built a survey. Take the survey now, or read on.