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    MariaDB 10.5 LTS vs MySQL 9.6

    MySQL 9.6 was released 5.6 years after MariaDB 10.5 LTS. Source: endoflife.date (aggregating official MySQL/Oracle and MariaDB Foundation EOL announcements), checked 2026-07-31.

    Fact MariaDB 10.5 LTS MySQL 9.6
    Release date 2020-06-24 2026-01-20
    End of life 2025-06-24 2026-04-21
    LTS release Yes No
    Currently supported No No

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    All 45 released MySQL and MariaDB version lines are listed here — pick any two. Source: endoflife.date (aggregating official MySQL/Oracle and MariaDB Foundation EOL announcements), checked 2026-07-31.

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