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EDB Postgres Advanced Server vs PostgreSQL comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 12, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

EDB Postgres Advanced Server
Ranking in Open Source Databases
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
PostgreSQL
Ranking in Open Source Databases
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
125
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of EDB Postgres Advanced Server is 3.1%, down from 5.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PostgreSQL is 18.4%, down from 21.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Munirathnakumar Si - PeerSpot reviewer
Though user-friendly, it fails to offer a mobile application to users
The product currently fails to offer a mobile application. In the future, I want the solution to offer a mobile application, especially since you can access the services via mobile phone with all the service providers like AWS and others. A mobile application provided by the product can help a user to see the status whenever needed.
AdityaSharma3 - PeerSpot reviewer
Transaction processes are fast and good replication capability
Use cases include querying data warehouses and databases to fetch data for clients already working on PostgreSQL.  We also use Postgres for building reports It's a transactional database, so we use Postgres for most of our reporting. That's where it's helping. The query speed is fast, and the…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product is user-friendly."
"Postgres is highly compatible with many software and programming languages. Its compatibility is excellent, covering nearly everything related to data engineering or migration."
"I like that EDB Postgres Advanced Server scales well. A valuable feature of the solution is multi-tenancy support. It also supports JSONB."
"The number of indices available in Postgres is remarkable."
"It gives us a solid, less expensive alternative to deploying with Oracle."
"The feature of vector database management for AI is quite interesting and impactful."
"I rate EDB Postgres Advanced Server's stability an eight out of ten."
"The low cost and functionality allows us to save money on smaller database projects."
"The PostgreSQL database is similar to the SQL Server but has a slightly different technology that has similar resources as well. If the customer has the confidence using SQL Server, they will be fairly comfortable using this solution."
"PostgreSQL is stable. It's available, stable, and reliable."
"It is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the performance."
"Initial setup is simple."
"We use the solution to store tables. It is stable and performs well."
"The product's deployment is easy."
"We managed to reduce the storage space needed to 10% of the original size, without affecting data integrity, and we significantly improved the performance."
 

Cons

"I have faced performance issues in the community edition."
"There aren't specific new features we wish to add."
"I would like to see improvements in the performance, especially in large-scale operations, as it currently cannot match Oracle's performance."
"An area for improvement in EDB Postgres Advanced Server is JSONB querying. It would be nice to have even stronger JSONB support from the solution."
"The system is aging and not keeping up with the performance of new, enhanced database models."
"The security is not very robust and the product would be much more useful with more security options."
"The product currently fails to offer a mobile application."
"The solution needs to improve the query, documentation, and JSON data functionality."
"We often find the solution's datetime datatype challenging."
"The interface could be much better."
"There could be a plugin to distribute the data on servers for the product."
"I had some issues when I integrated with the Jupyter Notebook."
"PostgreSQL could improve by providing a geographical solution for tracking trucks and people in the field. They might already have features similar to this and I have not found them. I haven't done research about this topic."
"I don't think PostgreSQL supports bulk databases, so it needs to have more capabilities in terms of managing the bulk data."
"PostgreSQL uses high memory compared to its counterparts when a highly demanding load is involved, especially one that makes many concurrent connections to the database."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"EDB Postgres Advanced Server is open source, so I don't pay for licensing."
"Pricing is significantly lower than competing products."
"I have been working on the community edition."
"It is an open-source product."
"The product is either free with community support or very inexpensive with a small yearly fee for paid support."
"This solution can offer a cheaper choice for customers since it is open-source."
"The tool is cheaply priced compared to other RDBMS providers in the market."
"Affordable solution."
"It is open-source. If you use it on-premise, it is free. It also has enterprise or commercial versions. If you go for the cloud version, there will be a cost, but it is lower than Oracle or Microsoft."
"We do not pay for licensing."
"PostgreSQL is open-source, so if capable admins are available then the setup cost can be $0."
"It is free, but if you need support, you can go for the commercial version called EnterpriseDB. They provide paid support, and they can even do hosting for you if you want standby and support."
"We are using the free version of PostgreSQL."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
5%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about EDB Postgres Advanced Server?
I rate EDB Postgres Advanced Server's stability an eight out of ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for EDB Postgres Advanced Server?
EDB Postgres Advanced Server offers both processor-based and user-based licensing options. The cost is reasonable, particularly for middle and lower-tier customers, but there are hiccups when deali...
What needs improvement with EDB Postgres Advanced Server?
It was challenging to think of improvements for Postgres. We did not choose to extend or add new features to Postgres since it already meets our needs so well. There aren't specific new features we...
How does Firebird SQL compare with PostgreSQL?
PostgreSQL was designed in a way that provides you with not only a high degree of flexibility but also offers you a cheap and easy-to-use solution. It gives you the ability to redesign and audit yo...
What do you like most about PostgreSQL?
It's a transactional database, so we use Postgres for most of our reporting. That's where it's helping.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PostgreSQL?
The tool is free of cost. For now, it's not about making money. But once we perfect it, we can offer it to customers willing to pay for support and other services. Most of my deployments are free.
 

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