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Mariabackup vs Percona XtraBackup: catalog facts
Mariabackup	Percona XtraBackup
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Ships with MariaDB, so versions always match Understands MariaDB encryption and compression that XtraBackup does not	Backs up a running MySQL server with no downtime Incremental backups plus compression and encryption
MariaDB only Command line only, with locking behaviour that needs understanding	Version must match the server family, which is a common trip hazard Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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