MariaDB is releasing its Enterprise Platform 2026, aiming to position itself as the definitive database platform for building next-generation intelligent applications.
According to MariaDB, this new release eliminates complexity by unifying transactional, analytical and AI (vector) database engines into a single, high-performance platform.
With the addition of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines and AI agents, MariaDB Enterprise Platform creates a strategic advantage for enterprises building agentic applications.
Instead of complex, slow data pipelines, AI agents can now autonomously access data and extract critical insights from MariaDB’s cloud-native, serverless platform instantly, the company said.
“The future of applications is agentic. AI agents need to probe, analyze and transact in real time and at enormous scale. At the same time, agents need to be grounded in insights contained in enterprise data that is trapped in fragmented silos today,” said Vikas Mathur, chief product officer, MariaDB plc. “MariaDB Enterprise Platform 2026 is purpose-built to eliminate that architectural friction. In combining transactional, analytical and AI workloads, we are enabling our customers to build the next wave of intelligent applications on a single database platform, shortening the path from raw transactional data to valuable business outcomes.”
MariaDB Enterprise Platform 2026 adds advanced new capabilities aimed at making Agentic AI application development easier for developers. Features include:
- Built-in RAG: MariaDB Enterprise Platform 2026 introduces a native “RAG-in-a-Box” solution. MariaDB AI RAG enables the grounding of large language models (LLMs) with context from the data stored in MariaDB, speeding the development of GenAI and Agentic applications.
- Embedded AI copilots: MariaDB’s AI copilots are ready-to-use agents inside MariaDB’s platform that empower agentic applications to interact with data directly through natural language. Available via MariaDB Cloud, preconfigured agents include a developer and a DBA AI copilot.
- Integrated MCP Servers: The Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers enable AI Agents to seamlessly interact with MariaDB databases and other databases across the enterprise. Beyond vector searches and queries, MCP Servers launch serverless databases in the cloud and connect directly with MariaDB AI copilots.
Additionally, MariaDB Cloud offers a serverless database that provides the elastic scalability, operational simplicity and cost efficiency, which provisioned, always-on setups cannot match. This ensures application developers only pay for the resources consumed, drastically cutting costs, while scaling to support massive spikes in activity when agents are processing or executing tasks, the company said.
MariaDB Enterprise Platform 2026 also introduces MariaDB Exa designed for multi-terabyte, complex analytics on operational data at speeds well over 1,000 times faster than traditional OLTP engines and many times faster than leading analytical engines.
All MariaDB customers can download the latest release now. New enhancements to MariaDB Cloud will be available by November 1, 2025.
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