EDB for PostgreSQL Reviews & Product Details

For the use of PostgreSQL as a database solution for our applications, we were looking for a partner capable of providing support and patches for the database solution. With EDB, we have found such a partner.

In addition to the good experiences we have had so far in handling inquiries, I also find it very pleasant that the key account managers do not change annually. This way, you don't always have to start from scratch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In fact, I haven't found any specific disadvantages yet. Currently, I could at most say that EDB is not exactly inexpensive, especially when considering the keywords "Free / Open Source" Database. But ultimately, maintaining appropriately qualified personnel also costs... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

EDB stands out for its incredibly fast responsiveness and immediate support. The team has a genuine readiness to assist and remarkably high level of professionalism. Beyond the good service, EDB's commitment to the open-source PostgreSQL community is truly creditable. As a significant contributor, your input plays a vital role in its growth and development, making EDB a highly appreciated and valuable partner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One potential drawback of EDB could be the variable familiarity of support engineers with specific customer environments, occasionally causing delays in resolving urgent issues. Additionally, while your open-source contributions are robust, the more detailed documentation, such as for Barman, could be improved to facilitate easier implementation and troubleshooting for users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about EDB for PostgreSQL is its robust enterprise grade features especially the tools for high availability, automated backups, performance tuning, and compatibility with Oracle databases. It simplifies PostgreSQL management at scale and provides excellent support for mission-critical workloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike about EDB for PostgreSQL is that some advanced features are locked behind a paid license, which can be a barrier for smaller teams or startups. Additionally, the learning curve can be steep for new users due to the complexity of enterprise tools and configurations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

EDBs Remote DBA service has been a life-saver for us. It gives us 24x7 production support, dependable data recovery, and expert advice when we need more information on Postgres internals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When the remote DBAs assigned to our account EDB could do a better job transitioning our specific challenges from leaving staff to new staff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a database administrator, what I appreciate most about EDB for PostgreSQL is how it enhances the PostgreSQL experience with enterprise-ready tools. The built-in capabilities for monitoring, backup, failover, and tuning make managing databases much more efficient. EDB support team is knowledgeable and responsive, which gives me confidence in handling critical workloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While the platform offers powerful features, the initial learning curve for those coming from standard PostgreSQL or other DBMS environments can be steep. Integration with certain third-party tools may also require extra configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We use EDB provided PostgreSQL database software called “EDB Postgres Extended Server” which comes with data encryption at rest and other security and performance enhancements. Along with this we use PEM(Postgres Enterprise Manager) to monitor and alert all Postgres instances.

We also take technical support from EDB which involves any database related issues or troubleshoot replication and recovery problems as and when needed or discussing best practices, applying database patches from EDB repository to keep up with changing database versions.

PostgreSQL is a top choice for production-ready databases Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cost,Requires a commercial license, which can be expensive compared to PostgreSQL's open-source model. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Support responds quickly, often very competently with some exceptions. In my opinion, PEM is a good tool, very clear, and you can see at a glance every morning which databases are causing problems and which are working. PEM is very user-friendly. EDB offers a wide variety of products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Instructions are often not particularly good, which can make the implementation of the product very difficult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of usePerformance Optimization

EDB includes performance diagnostics, workload analysis, and tuning tools that help DBAs and developers optimize queries and system performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The implementation of high availability is a bit complex Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fast. Using a database link and a foreign data wrapper to refresh data from a SQL server source is faster than the ETL tool I use. The ETL tool takes > 60 minutes to refresh the data. Refreshing the data using a database link in EDB Postgres and the foreign data wrapper for SQL server takes < 5minutes. The data from every data table is copied from the external SQL Server to EDB pstgres. Great support as well as EDB met with our team to review the set-up and provided feedback! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pulling data from a database link using an Oracle Foreign Data Wrapper into postgres and inserting the data can fill up the memory and the memory is not released upon a commit. Instead the memory is released upon the end of that session. This was an issue with using EDB Postgres but with some working sessions with the team at EDB, we figured out a solution that works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Support Organization - lets face it since Postgres is open-source, the support organization is the only thing that really matters. EDB support is top-tier overall.

2. Value-added utilities (EFM, BARMAN, etc)

3. Extensibility

4. Stability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Depending on the support version you are using: EDB for PostgreSQL vs EPAS(Enterprise Postgres Advance Sever) the on-disk format is not compatible. That is something to consider as it is a little more difficult to go from EDB - EPAS(prioprietary) to EDB Postgres(Community) versions.

The fast lifecycle versions go out of support is a little aggressive for companies with large on prem-deployments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.