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Discussion on: 7 types of modern databases: purpose, advantages and disadvantages

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Vincent Milum Jr

I don't have an answer to that question. I'm sure tons of people will want to swoop in with the "I use X therefor I recommend it" answer.

But I'll be 100% honest. I have a crapload of experience with MariaDB, and almost zero experience with PostgreSQL. I absolutely love MariaDB, and I have friends that absolutely love PostreSQL. We actively acknowledge the advantages and disadvantages of each, and how those have narrowed over the years.

In the end, don't pick an application based on popularity or if other people like it or use it. Figure out what your problem domain is, and then pick the tool that best matches your problem domain.