MariaDB 5.5 LTS was released 1.4 years after MySQL 5.5. Source: endoflife.date (aggregating official MySQL/Oracle and MariaDB Foundation EOL announcements), checked 2026-07-31.
Fact
MySQL 5.5
MariaDB 5.5 LTS
Release date
2010-12-03
2012-04-11
End of life
2018-12-31
2020-04-11
LTS release
No
Yes
Currently supported
No
No
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