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MariaDB Server vs CockroachDB: catalog facts
MariaDB Server	CockroachDB
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Freemium Can be tried for free; the managed cloud and enterprise use are paid.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, Self-hosted, Command line
Drop-in replacement for MySQL Default database in most Linux distributions	Horizontal scaling across many nodes Designed to survive node and region failures
A database server only, with no graphical client included Has diverged from MySQL in places, so some newer MySQL features may differ	Source-available licence, not open source Complex to operate compared with a single-server database
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0-only	License: BSL-1.1
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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