The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB.

PostgreSQL leads in developer popularity in 2026 and offers advanced features for complex workloads. MySQL remains widely adopted, stable, and strong in traditional web and enterprise environments.

--first thing we want to do is create a staging table. This is the one we will work in and clean the data. We want a table with the raw data in case something happens ...