MariaDB Connector/J

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Overview

MariaDB Connector/J enables Java applications to connect to MariaDB database products using a native MariaDB connector.

Connector	MariaDB Connector/J
Supported Versions	MariaDB Connector/J 3.1 MariaDB Connector/J 3.1 MariaDB Connector/J 3.0 MariaDB Connector/J 3.0 MariaDB Connector/J 2.7 MariaDB Connector/J 2.7 MariaDB Connector/J 1.8
Programming Language	Java
Programming Language Version	Java 17, Java 11, Java 8 (Connector/J 3.1) Java 17, Java 11, Java 8 (Connector/J 3.0) Java 17, Java 11, Java 8 (Connector/J 2.7) Java 7 (Connector/J 1.8)
API	JDBC 4.2 (Connector/J 3.1) JDBC 4.2 (Connector/J 3.0) JDBC 4.2 (Connector/J 2.7) JDBC 4.1 (Connector/J 1.8)
Supports TLS	Yes
Supports Connection Pools	Yes
License	GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1

MariaDB Connector/J is compatible with:

MariaDB SkySQL DBaaS
MariaDB database products (including MariaDB Enterprise Server and MariaDB MaxScale)

Version	Latest Release	Latest Release Date	Maturity
MariaDB Connector/J 3.1	MariaDB Connector/J 3.1.3 MariaDB Connector/J 3.1.3	2023-03-22	GA
MariaDB Connector/J 3.0	MariaDB Connector/J 3.0.10 MariaDB Connector/J 3.0.10	2023-01-11	GA
MariaDB Connector/J 2.7	MariaDB Connector/J 2.7.9 MariaDB Connector/J 2.7.9	2023-03-22	GA
MariaDB Connector/J 1.8	MariaDB Connector/J 1.8.0	2019-02-11	GA

MariaDB Connector/J conforms to the JDBC API. JDBC is well-established and has been used in production applications for more than two decades.

Java applications can alternatively use MariaDB Connector/R2DBC.

Feature	Connector/J	Connector/R2DBC
Object-Oriented	Yes	Yes
Java based	Yes	Yes
Transactions	Yes	Yes
Connection Pools	Yes	Yes
Reactive Programming	No	Yes
Application Servers Support	Yes	No
Spring Data Support	Yes	Yes