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    MariaDB 5.5 LTS vs MySQL 8.0

    MySQL 8.0 was released 6 years after MariaDB 5.5 LTS. Source: endoflife.date (aggregating official MySQL/Oracle and MariaDB Foundation EOL announcements), checked 2026-07-31.

    Fact MariaDB 5.5 LTS MySQL 8.0
    Release date 2012-04-11 2018-04-08
    End of life 2020-04-11 2026-04-30
    LTS release Yes Yes
    Currently supported No No

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