Proven relational databases for classic applications.
MySQL and its closely related offshoot MariaDB are proven relational databases for classic web and business applications. They are widely deployed, excellently supported and at home in countless existing systems. MariaDB began as an open fork of MySQL and stays largely protocol- and syntax-compatible. When a project already builds on them, or needs a solid, familiar foundation, we are happy to work with them.
More in the documentationWe reach for these when you maintain an existing WordPress, shop or legacy application whose whole ecosystem is built around MySQL. There you spare yourself a risky migration and instead use the familiar, broadly documented tool that hosters and frameworks bring along out of the box.
CREATE TABLE messages (
id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
body TEXT NOT NULL
) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;Good to know
Watch the character set on MySQL: utf8 does not cover emojis and four-byte characters. Pick utf8mb4, otherwise the database will quietly swallow content at some point.
More tools we work with in the same area.
PostgreSQL
Our first choice for relational data, powerful and reliable.
MS SQL Server
For enterprise environments and Microsoft integrations.
MongoDB
A flexible document database for unstructured or growing data.
Supabase
Postgres with auth, storage and realtime as a backend-as-a-service.
Redis
An ultra-fast key-value store for caching and realtime features.
SQLite
An embedded, serverless database, ideal for edge and local apps.
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