MariaDB

MySQL-compatible and taken a step further — on Swiss infrastructure. stepping stone operates MariaDB with optimised performance, flexible storage engines and Galera Cluster for high availability.

MariaDB is an open-source database system and the community fork of MySQL — fully compatible, but with its own optimisations and additional features. stepping stone runs MariaDB on Swiss infrastructure for workloads that benefit from improved speed when handling complex queries and large volumes of data.

MariaDB supports multiple storage engines for different requirements: InnoDB for transaction-safe workloads, Aria as a crash-safe alternative to MyISAM, MyRocks for space-efficient storage, and ColumnStore for analytical queries. For high availability, multi-master and Galera Cluster replication are available alongside master-slave replication. stepping stone runs MariaDB entirely on Swiss infrastructure — your data remains in Switzerland.

Companies, development teams and IT departments looking for a MySQL-compatible database with additional performance optimisations and flexible storage engines — on their own infrastructure, without vendor lock-in.

Typical use cases: databases for web applications and content management systems (WordPress, Joomla, TYPO3), performance-intensive workloads with complex queries and large volumes of data, highly available database clusters with Galera replication, analytical workloads using ColumnStore.

Open source. Swiss data centres. MySQL-compatible with improved performance.

Faster than MySQL for many workloads — particularly with complex queries and large volumes of data. Flexible storage engines: InnoDB, Aria, MyRocks and ColumnStore, depending on requirements. Galera Cluster for true multi-master high availability. Comprehensive security features: encryption, audit plugins, role and permission management. Compatible with popular tools such as phpMyAdmin, DBeaver and HeidiSQL. Personalised consultancy and operation by stepping stone in Bern.

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Scope of services

MariaDB Databases on Demand

Operation of MariaDB databases on Swiss infrastructure. Multiple storage engines available: InnoDB for transactions, Aria as a crash-safe engine, MyRocks for compact storage, ColumnStore for analytical queries.

High availability with Galera Cluster

Various replication methods depending on requirements: master-slave replication, multi-master replication or Galera Cluster for synchronous replication with automatic failover. Scalable from a single server to a high-availability cluster.

Managed Service

Deployment, monitoring, maintenance and support on Swiss infrastructure with personalised advice. stepping stone takes care of operations so you can focus on your applications.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Of course not! Moreover, your data is encrypted while being transmitted over the Internet.

Yes, we offer stoney backup.