MySQL 8.0 vs MariaDB 11.4 LTS
MariaDB 11.4 LTS was released 6.1 years after MySQL 8.0. Source: endoflife.date (aggregating official MySQL/Oracle and MariaDB Foundation EOL announcements), checked 2026-07-31.
| Fact | MySQL 8.0 | MariaDB 11.4 LTS |
|---|---|---|
| Release date | 2018-04-08 | 2024-05-29 |
| End of life | 2026-04-30 | 2029-05-29 |
| LTS release | Yes | Yes |
| Currently supported | No | Yes |
Feature differences
Unchanged New capability Behavior changed Deprecated Removed
| Feature | MySQL 8.0 | MariaDB 11.4 LTS |
|---|---|---|
| Default authentication plugin | caching_sha2_password (since 8.0.4) | unix_socket / mysql_native_password |
| GROUP BY implicit sort order | Never guaranteed — add explicit ORDER BY | Never guaranteed — add explicit ORDER BY |
| Default character set | utf8mb4 | utf8mb4 |
| Query cache | Removed entirely — no ON/OFF option exists | Still available |
| Window functions (OVER()) | Supported | Supported |
| Common Table Expressions (WITH) | Supported, including RECURSIVE | Supported |
| Roles (CREATE ROLE) | Supported | Supported |
| JSON column type | Native binary JSON type, expanded functions | Same as 10.11 — still a LONGTEXT alias |
| Replication terminology | SOURCE / REPLICA syntax added (8.0.23+); old terms still accepted | MASTER / SLAVE terminology retained |
| Upgrade process | Automatic upgrade on startup (since 8.0.16) | mariadb-upgrade required after binary swap |
| New reserved keywords | Adds OVER, RECURSIVE, ROW_NUMBER, RANK, LAG, LEAD, GROUPS, WINDOW, and more | Same as 10.11 |
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