MariaDB plc announced it has acquired SkySQL Inc. , the company behind a serverless, AI-powered database-as-a-service (DBaaS) platform. The acquisition brings SkySQL’s popular DBaaS product back into the MariaDB portfolio. SkySQL was originally developed by MariaDB and, since its spinoff as an independent entity in 2023, has significantly expanded its product offering. The acquisition of SkySQL enables MariaDB to meet customer and market expectations for greater flexibility and deployment options, encompassing a range of self-managed and fully managed cloud solutions. MariaDB Cloud will encompass SkySQL functionality, becoming a core part of the product portfolio.
“Our customers have made it clear that they seek flexibility and require powerful, reliable database solutions, regardless of their business location: on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid environments,” said Rohit de Souza, CEO of MariaDB plc. “The acquisition of SkySQL helps advance these plans and brings even more innovation to MariaDB Cloud. This is a strategic investment in our customers and a decisive step in enhancing our ability to offer a comprehensive, modern, and world-class database platform, which is essential for our customers to thrive and maintain a competitive advantage.”
According to an IDC market forecast, enterprises are increasingly moving their workloads to cloud-based database solutions for greater scalability, cost-efficiency, and accessibility. This migration is driven by the demand for an adaptable infrastructure that can adjust to changing business requirements and support distributed teams (IDC Tech Supplier, “Worldwide Database Management Systems Software Forecast,” 2025–2029, US53032525, June 2025). MariaDB Cloud provides a provisioned database as-a-service across all three major public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), and offers a serverless mode that allows developers to start building cloud-native, AI-driven applications immediately and cost-effectively.
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Additionally, integrated Agent AI capabilities help transform how developers interact with complex operational data. MariaDB Cloud will enable customers to leverage MariaDB Enterprise Platform, the company’s flagship product, as a fully managed cloud alternative. MariaDB Enterprise Platform delivers ultimate performance, data security, replication, clustering, and high availability for production workloads.
“The level of sophistication of SkySQL, from its built-in elasticity and advanced serverless technology to its agent AI capabilities, is incredibly impressive,” said Vikas Mathur, Chief Product Officer at MariaDB plc. “By integrating SkySQL DBaaS into the MariaDB portfolio, we’re immediately meeting our customers’ expectations while simultaneously laying a solid foundation to make MariaDB the preferred choice for building GenAI applications.”
With the acquisition, the entire SkySQL team joins and integrates with MariaDB, further strengthening MariaDB‘s product, engineering, support, and go-to-market teams by providing additional DBaaS expertise.
“I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve been able to build with SkySQL in such a short period of time—a database service that seamlessly scales to serverless workloads and enables reliable, AI-powered applications,” said Jags Ramnarayan, CTO of SkySQL Inc. “This acquisition represents a significant win for our customers, who will now benefit from our joint initiatives and faster, more efficient innovation cycles. As a part of MariaDB again, we can now bring this capability to customers around the world even faster and more effectively.”
Source: BusinessWire