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PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system.

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PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system. It has more than 15 years of active development and a proven architecture that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, data integrity, and correctness. It runs on all major operating systems, including Linux, UNIX (AIX, BSD, HP-UX, SGI IRIX, Mac OS X, Solaris, Tru64), and Windows. It is fully ACID compliant, has full support for foreign keys, joins, views, triggers, and stored procedures (in multiple languages). It includes most SQL:
008 data types, including INTEGER, NUMERIC, BOOLEAN, CHAR, VARCHAR, DATE, INTERVAL, and TIMESTAMP. It also supports storage of binary large objects, including pictures, sounds, or video. It has native programming interfaces for C/C++, Java, .Net, Perl, Python, Ruby, Tcl, ODBC, among others, and exceptional documentation.

An enterprise class database, PostgreSQL boasts sophisticated features such as Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC), point in time recovery, tablespaces, asynchronous replication, nested transactions (savepoints), online/hot backups, a sophisticated query planner/optimizer, and write ahead logging for fault tolerance. It supports international character sets, multibyte character encodings, Unicode, and it is locale-aware for sorting, case-sensitivity, and formatting. It is highly scalable both in the sheer quantity of data it can manage and in the number of concurrent users it can accommodate. There are active PostgreSQL systems in production environments that manage in excess of 4 terabytes of data.

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Biruk T.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
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"Robust PostgreSQL support with enterprise grade features"
EDB provides a reliable PostgreSQL experience with extended enterprise tools like EDB Postgres Advanced Server. I specially appreciated the integra...
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Strong support for advanced indexing techniques like BRIN, GIN, and GiST, which optimize query performance for large datasets. Plus, its built-in J...
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saif eddine m.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"My Experience With PostgreSQL"
What i like most about PostgreSQL is the ergonomic interface , easy to understand .

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Rohit M.
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What do you like best about PostgreSQL?

PostgreSQL is a great open source Relational database managent tool,it supports Query langueage which is way similar to famous SQL languages that means if anybody have ever worked on SQL then moving onto the PostgreSQL wont take much efforts.it supports all the major data types used in database processing and also gives security related features like role based access and authentication which is the most important feature because it is going to store the confidential information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PostgreSQL?

i have used postgreSQL locally and over a cloud enviroment, the setup was easy on cloud enviroment but i was continuesly facing a issue for very long time, it was throwing me out of the current session for no reason, i was not able to identify the root cause of this problem but this is something any user wont want to face when he is working on database or storage related tool. locally i have found no issue at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PostgreSQL solving and how is that benefiting you?

PostgreSQL is offers a storage solutions for users and related feature to maintain and process the information and files stored in the databases. it support relational databases and we can stores informartion in the form of tables and schemas. security wise PostgreSQL offer very good services we have a very good experience with this tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PostgreSQL?

PostgreSQL impresses with its robustness, ACID Compliance , and extensibility . Its commitment to standards, comprehensive documentation and strong community support contribute to a reliable and feature rich database management system .

The flexibility to handle diverse data types and advanced indexing capabilities further solidify postgreSQL standing as a top choice for data driven applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PostgreSQL?

While postgreSQL is feature-rich,its initial setup complexity can be a drawback for newcomers. Additionally, certain performances optimizations may require fine tuning , demanding a deeper nuances, the benifits often outweigh these challenges in the long run Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PostgreSQL solving and how is that benefiting you?

PostgreSQL addresses data management challenges by providing a scalable , open source solution with robust features , ensuring data integrity and flexibility in handling diverse workloads, ultimately benifiting users with a reliable and adaptable database platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PostgreSQL?

PostgreSQL is recognized as one of the most advanced and robust open-source relational database management systems available.

Strengths:

Open Source: Being under an open-source license allows the community to actively contribute to its development, which accelerates the introduction of new features and fixes.

SQL Compliance: PostgreSQL offers a high degree of compliance with the ANSI SQL standard, which facilitates migration from other database management systems.

Extensibility: PostgreSQL supports the definition of custom types, functions, and operators. This allows developers to expand its capabilities according to specific needs.

Advanced Features: It offers advanced features such as the ability to store JSON data, support for full-text search, partitions, triggers, materialized views, and geospatial extensions (PostGIS).

Security: It offers a variety of security mechanisms, including authentication, role-based access control, and encryption of data at rest and in transit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PostgreSQL?

Performance in Extremely High Loads: Compared to some commercial solutions, PostgreSQL may not be as optimized for extreme load scenarios, although for most applications, it is more than adequate.

Management Tools: While PostgreSQL has PgAdmin as its main graphical interface, it may not be as refined or feature-rich as some commercial tools available for other database management systems.

Replication and High Availability: Although PostgreSQL offers solutions for replication and high availability, the configuration and management of these solutions can be more complex compared to some integrated commercial solutions.

Documentation: Although PostgreSQL's documentation is comprehensive, it can be dense and sometimes difficult for beginners. It could benefit from more practical tutorials or usage examples.

Complexity: Due to its extensibility and richness of features, PostgreSQL can be perceived as complex for new users or for those coming from simpler solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PostgreSQL solving and how is that benefiting you?

Cost Economy: As an open-source solution, PostgreSQL offers a robust alternative to often expensive commercial database management systems. This allows companies and individual developers to have a powerful option without the associated costs.

Extensibility: PostgreSQL allows developers to create custom types, functions, and operators. This is extremely valuable for applications that require deep customization or work with unconventional data types.

Standards Compliance: Its high compliance with the ANSI SQL standard makes it easier for developers to work with PostgreSQL and transfer knowledge from other database management systems.

Advanced Features: PostgreSQL supports advanced features such as JSON data, full-text search, and geospatial extensions (PostGIS). This makes it suitable for a variety of modern applications, from content management systems to geolocation solutions.

Security: PostgreSQL has multiple layers of security, including authentication, role-based access control, and data encryption. This benefits applications that require a high level of security for sensitive data.

Scale and Performance: While there are other database management systems that excel specifically in high-load scenarios, PostgreSQL is suitable for a wide variety of applications, from small projects to medium-sized enterprise systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PostgreSQL?

There are many valuable Postgres extensions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PostgreSQL?

There is nothing that I dislike about Postgres. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PostgreSQL solving and how is that benefiting you?

Postgres is the most beloved relational database for good reason. It's now capable to help with not just transactional workloads, but also analytical and AI workloads as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Crysthel Jane S.
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What do you like best about PostgreSQL?

I do really appreciate it's robustness, extensibility and it's strong community support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PostgreSQL?

Maybe what I dislike on it is the complexity for beginners but once tou got it, it's incredibly powerful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PostgreSQL solving and how is that benefiting you?

It solves data storage, offers reliability and advance features which helps me by providing a solid foundation for building efficient applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ashish A.
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What do you like best about PostgreSQL?

- It's an open source and free platform for creating and managing relation databases, we used this for all our RDBS needs and since we are a start-up it saved a lot of cost for us in terms of being free and open source.

- It's easy to use and syntactically similar to popular databases like SQL and it helps anyone in the term to learn and quickly adept.

-It's easy to setup even if you are using this on a Google cloud, just do a SSH and you will be able to connect to the postgres instance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PostgreSQL?

The default user interface is not very feature rich and keeps disconnecting after some session time, there are tools which can be used deparately but if PostgreSQL can improve their user interface it'll be lot better. Even though I am used to command line tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PostgreSQL solving and how is that benefiting you?

- We are using it to store all our user data, catalog data and analytics in the DB. So we are solving the problem of storage, and being free and open source it gives us more flexibility to use (without costing us any money)

- This data is then passed on to the NOSQL DB like Bigquery

- We also use Postgres to load data which is shared by the external business vendors like catalog data providers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PostgreSQL?

Probably the best open source SQL solution, universal use due to the possibility of installing extensions. Easy administration and High availability in combination with patroni and etcd. Commercial support by some companies.

Useful extensions:

PostGIS : geography data

TimescaleDB: time series data with automatic partitions, automatic aggregation and deletion

Several options for HA.

Several options for backup and recovery, i personally user Barman (pgbarman.org)

Easy of deployment with containers (Docker, podman, Kubernetes). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PostgreSQL?

Does not support automatic creation of partitions. For automatic partition it is possible to use triggers and PL/pgSQL, extension pg_partman (you have to do manually while locking the database tables) a my preferred way timescaleDB extension and hypertables. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PostgreSQL solving and how is that benefiting you?

Open source replacement of Oracle RDBMS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PostgreSQL?

PostgreSQL is a powerful open-source object-relational database management system. It is one of the highly used databases across different organizations worldwide. It can run all operating systems and manage data held in relational databases. It provides support for a variety of data such as images, text, video, audio, and more. It is very easy to learn for new developers as it supports all SQL features and we can add extensions to enable additional functions.

A user can work with PostgreSQL either through the CLI interface or through the pgAdmin desktop application. Once you enter the credentials to connect pgAdmin app with the database all the queries and operations will be in sync with the CLI interface as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PostgreSQL?

The only drawback I found using PostgreSQL is that the initial setup is a bit challenging. Sometimes it creates difficulties in creating new users for PostgreSQL and setting up credentials to log in to the database. If this could be made easy it will really help and save us a lot of hours of configuration time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PostgreSQL solving and how is that benefiting you?

My organization uses PostgreSQL as a primary solution for storing, retrieving, and manipulating data in Relational databases. We store users' data such as profile information, images, texts, and transaction details in the PostgreSQL database. We integrated PostgreSQL with DataGrip by Jetbrains to get a UI view of data that saves a lot of time and resources in running queries to view data. It can perform queries in milliseconds in petabytes of data. It maintains data integrity, security, and validation on the go and is easily scalable to size limits. Also, it allows developers to run it on container and virtual machines. The multiple language support and similarity with SQL make it easy to onboard new developers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jainesh K.
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What do you like best about PostgreSQL?

- It's open-source which means without paying a penny we can leverage a variety of database features with regular improvements and bug fixes provided by community members.

- It's a scalable database that can be used for a variety of applications.

-Its JSONB support makes It easier to work with JSON types and we can work on relational as well as non-relational data on the same system.

- Full text search feature is also provided by PostgreSQL which can help in a variety of applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PostgreSQL?

- There are some opensource apps that might not support PostgreSQL but MySQL because It is not owned by a single entity and hence lacks the recognition It deserve.

- Might not be a good solution for the shared dataset as there is no out of the box approach available for it in PostgreSQL.

- It might have a steep learning curve for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PostgreSQL solving and how is that benefiting you?

- Using relational and non-relational data on the same system as It handles JSON data type very gracefully thanks to JSONB.

- It can significantly help in improving your application cost as Its available free of cost.

- Works well with large data/applications as well.

- Strong support from a larger developers community makes It reliable and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kaustubh K.
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What do you like best about PostgreSQL?

PostgreSQL is open source database management solution. For SQL queries, it supports both SQL and JSON. Also we can use complex data types and performance optimisation tools that we would normally only find in pricey commercial databases. And as per the develoeprs view we can create custom data types , functions and all and if configured correctly , we can perform complex data operation , recursive queries and many more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PostgreSQL?

If we talk. About the speed then mysql is works beeter in that but PostgreSQL works more on compatibility. And also just one thing that many open source application support needs to be given in PostgreSQL.to add this just one thing if it is not configured correctly , it can give issues while optimisation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PostgreSQL solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've used that in web apps and websites.As it is open source so we can use it it without any limitation without any restrictions.Also I didn't get too much of training to use PostgreSQL. As it is very easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.