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mariadb-operator vs Postgres Operator

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mariadb-operator vs Postgres Operator
Fact	mariadb-operator	Postgres Operator
Language	Go	Go
Licence	MIT	MIT
Stars	1k	5.3k
Latest	mariadb-operator-crds-26.10.1	v2.0.3
Last push	2026-10-05	2026-10-02
Release cadence	about 1 day between releases	about 33 days between releases
Active contributors	12 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	14 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Amazon RDS. Alternatives to Amazon RDS →
Partialmariadb-operatorMariaDB with replication or Galera, backups and failover on Kubernetes; MariaDB only.
PartialPostgres OperatorPatroni-managed PostgreSQL clusters on Kubernetes, with WAL-G backups and a web UI; PostgreSQL only.