My favorite database.
What do you like best about the product?
It has all the features that MySQL has behind a locked firewall, all included in the free and open source MariaDB. Plus it is often a drop-in replacement, keeping the same SQL statements and formatting. I use MariaDB for several production servers and it has been running stably for nearly 10 years.
What do you dislike about the product?
There's not much I dislike about MariaDB, but sometimes it feels like the setup and security process can be a little opaque.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I store all kinds of important data, such as ticket sales, in my MariaDB database and it saves me all kinds of time compared to other databases like MySQL.