Enterprise Platform
Databases That Stay Online
MariaDB Enterprise Platform combines MaxScale with Galera Cluster or Raft Cluster, so your applications keep running when a server fails, traffic surges or an entire region goes down.
Online. Consistent. Scalable.
MariaDB Enterprise Platform adds clustering and an intelligent proxy to Enterprise Server, so your database survives failures without manual work. Choose synchronous multi-master Galera Cluster or geo-distributed Raft Cluster, and let MaxScale route traffic and handle failover.
Benefits
Why teams choose MariaDB
No single point of failure
In an active-active cluster, all nodes accept reads/writes via synchronous replication. If one fails, the rest keep serving traffic with zero data loss.
Scale out reads on demand
Add nodes to grow read capacity across the cluster. MaxScale spreads traffic automatically, so you scale throughput without rewriting your app.
Failover clients never notice
If a node fails, MaxScale redirects writes to the new primary, writer or leader and replays in-flight transactions. Apps keep running with no manual steps.
Lower cost than proprietary
Achieve availability comparable to Oracle RAC at a much lower cost. MariaDB clustering is open source and runs on commodity hardware without requiring specialized storage.
Capabilities
Building blocks for scale and resilience
Replication
Copy data to replicas for read scaling, backups and disaster recovery. Parallel apply keeps replicas current, while semi-synchronous mode limits data loss.
MaxScale intelligent proxy
An intelligent proxy that routes queries, splits reads from writes, handles failover and replays transactions so clients never notice.
Galera Cluster
Synchronous, active-active multi-master clustering for strong consistency. Every node reads and writes, and the cluster recovers from failure automatically.
Raft Cluster
Clustering built on the Raft protocol for geo-distributed deployments. Writes commit once a majority of nodes agree, cutting cross-region latency.
Also included:
Database firewall
Dynamic data masking
Query result caching
Connection pooling
Parallel replication
Semi-synchronous replication
Online, non-blocking backups
Point-in-time recovery
Rolling cluster upgrades
Automatic node rejoin
Enterprise Manager monitoring
Kubernetes Operator
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Frequently asked questions
Galera Cluster runs active-active nodes with synchronous replication. If a node fails, the others keep serving traffic and the cluster repairs itself, so your application stays online without manual work.
MaxScale automatically splits traffic. Adding nodes scales read throughput without code changes, but writes cannot scale because all nodes still write the same data in the background.
MaxScale is a database proxy that routes queries, splits reads from writes and balances load. After a failure,, it sends writes to the appropriate node, promotes a new primary, and replays transactions to restore consistency.
You run one or the other. Galera is best suited for low-latency networks that need strong consistency. Raft commits writes on majority agreement, which suits geo-distributed deployments where cross-region latency matters.
MariaDB offers comparable reliability and scale, with multi-master clustering like Oracle RAC. Because it is open source and runs on commodity hardware with no specialized storage, most teams run it at a much lower cost.
Anywhere. Deploy on premises, in any public cloud or across hybrid setups. The Kubernetes Operator provisions and manages clustered MariaDB with declarative config, handling failover and recovery across environments.