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Dolt vs MariaDB Server: catalog facts
Dolt	MariaDB Server
Free Dolt is free and open source under Apache 2.0; DoltHub is a separate hosted service.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Git-style versioning applied to database tables Familiar SQL in a MySQL-style database	Drop-in replacement for MySQL Default database in most Linux distributions
Command-line focused Different workflow from a conventional database server	A database server only, with no graphical client included Has diverged from MySQL in places, so some newer MySQL features may differ
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-2.0-only
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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