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MariaDB MaxScale license, foundation and stars

Databases and caches · MariaDB Business Source License 1.0 (source-available) · backed by MariaDB · 1,498 stars

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An intelligent database proxy.

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Source-availableAug 9, 2016

GPL v2 to MariaDB Business Source License 1.0

MaxScale 2.0 was the first product under the Business Source License, replacing GPLv2; it moved to BSL 1.1 in 2017.

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About and history
Repository
mariadb-corporation/MaxScale · created Dec 16, 2013
Website
github.com/mariadb-corporation/MaxScale/wiki
Language
C++
Foundation
None; run by MariaDB
Company
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RelicensedSep 25, 2026

Relicensed from GPL v2 to MariaDB Business Source License 1.0.

TrackedSep 25, 2026

Now tracked, from mariadb-corporation/MaxScale on GitHub.