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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterMariaDB employees are 0% more likely to recommend MariaDB as a great place to work
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Working at MariaDB is rated average by 3 employees, across various culture dimensions. MariaDB employees are most satisfied about Retention, Outlook, and Work Culture categories, putting MariaDB’s culture in the Top 30% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 20% compared to other companies in San Francisco. See below in detail how working at MariaDB was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at MariaDB is rated B
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MariaDB ranks in the Top 30% of other companies on Comparably with 51-200 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterMariaDB is the fastest growing Open Source database. It can be deployed in minutes for transactional, analytical or hybrid use cases.
MariaDB was founded in 2009 and its current CEO is Michael Howard. Since its inception 17 years ago, MariaDB has grown to 180 employees.
MariaDB frees companies from the costs, constraints and complexity of proprietary databases, enabling them to reinvest in what matters most – developing innovative, customer-facing applications rapidly. Trusted by organizations like Deutsche Bank, DBS Bank, Nasdaq, Red Hat, ServiceNow, Verizon and Walgreens – MariaDB meets the same core requirements as proprietary databases, but at a fraction of the cost.
| Headquarter | 697 Veterans Blvd Redwood City, CA 94063 United States of America |
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| Website | mariadb.com |
| Founding Date | 2009 |
| Tel | +1 (855) 562-7423 |
| Company Status | Private |
| Jobs | mariadb.com/about-us/careers/ |
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MariaDB competitors include InfluxData, MongoDB, Inc., NGINX, Inc., and Rise. MariaDB ranks 4th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how MariaDB compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.
MariaDB has 180 employees. 3 employees at MariaDB have reviewed MariaDB across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.
Overall, the 3 MariaDB employees give their leadership a grade of C-, or Bottom 35% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Overall, the employees at MariaDB are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

The prevailing opinion from Comparably users in San Francisco about their company is that it was very prepared on their first day. San Francisco employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 78% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.
At this moment no MariaDB employees have provided insight into whether or not they clearly understand MariaDB's KPIs and OKRs.
MariaDB’s CEO Michael Howard started in this role in 2016. Michael’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting Michael in the Bottom 10% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 5% compared to CEOs of all other companies in San Francisco. Michael Howard’s employees rank MariaDB in the Top 10% for Retention, in the Top 30% for Outlook, and in the Top 40% for Work Culture. When compared to MariaDB’s competitors, Michael Howard ranks below both Rise CEO Prince Appleton and NGINX, Inc. CEO Gus Robertson.
Michael Howard CEO / President
Michael joined MariaDB in January 2016. He brings decades of leadership in the enterprise software, data management and... read more
Franz Aman Chief Marketing Officer
Franz joined MariaDB in February 2018. He brings more than 25 years of experience in leadership and innovation across... read more
Kenneth Paqvalen Chief Financial Officer
Kenneth joined MariaDB in March 2013. Previously, he worked at Nokia Siemens Network, as the Head of Finance and Control... read more
Michael "Monty" Widenius Chief Technology Officer
Monty is the “spiritual father” of MariaDB, a renowned advocate for the open source software movement and one of the... read more
Michael Howard Chief Executive Officer
Michael joined MariaDB in January 2016. He brings decades of leadership in the enterprise software, data management and... read more
How much do people at MariaDB get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at MariaDB is $124,781, or $59 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $148,476, or $71 per hour.
At MariaDB, the highest paid job is a Director of Engineering at $189,233 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $57,431 annually. Average MariaDB salaries by department include: Sales at $281,715, Customer Support at $74,081, Admin at $79,680, and Finance at $87,564. Half of MariaDB salaries are above $148,476.
1 employee at MariaDB ranks their Compensation in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 3 ratings) while 1 employee at MariaDB ranks their Perks And Benefits in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 1 ratings).
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| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
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1st Percentile $85k | $85k | 1st Percentile |
20th Percentile $117k | $117k | 20th Percentile |
40th Percentile $147k | $147k | 40th Percentile |
60th Percentile $215k | $215k | 60th Percentile |
80th Percentile $254k | $254k | 80th Percentile |
100th Percentile $350k | $350k | 100th Percentile |
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at MariaDB across various culture dimensions.
MariaDB PTO policy is a critical component of the benefits package offered to employees.

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What is MariaDB address?
MariaDB location is at 697 Veterans Blvd
Who is the CEO of MariaDB?
MariaDB CEO is Michael Howard, their score by employees is 50
What is the salary for Director of Marketing in MariaDB?
Director of Marketing average salary in the US is 166k
What are the salaries in the Design in MariaDB?
The average salaries for Design in MariaDB is 100k
How many employees work in MariaDB?
MariaDB has 180 employees