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Mariabackup vs MyDumper: catalog facts
Mariabackup	MyDumper
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Ships with MariaDB, so versions always match Understands MariaDB encryption and compression that XtraBackup does not	Parallel dump and restore across multiple threads Separate myloader tool for restoring backups
MariaDB only Command line only, with locking behaviour that needs understanding	Command-line only, with no graphical interface Limited to MySQL and MariaDB
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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