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EDB Postgres Advanced Server vs PostgreSQL comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

EDB Postgres Advanced Server
Ranking in Open Source Databases
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
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
7.9
Number of Reviews
125
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of EDB Postgres Advanced Server is 3.9%, down from 5.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PostgreSQL is 20.8%, down from 23.6% 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."
"The feature of vector database management for AI is quite interesting and impactful."
"I like that EDB Postgres Advanced Server scales well. A valuable feature of the solution is multi-tenancy support. It also supports JSONB."
"It gives us a solid, less expensive alternative to deploying with Oracle."
"Postgres is highly compatible with many software and programming languages. Its compatibility is excellent, covering nearly everything related to data engineering or migration."
"The number of indices available in Postgres is remarkable."
"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."
"It is very simple to manage."
"It is a pretty comprehensive database system. Its performance is good, and it does what it is supposed to do. It also integrates very well."
"The most valuable feature is the performance."
"The solution provides complete support in terms of the SQL dialect and behaves nicely when it comes to transactions."
"The most valuable features are the price, stability, it is scalable and is used by our clients in small business environments, and it is a simple product to use."
"PostgreSQL is stable. It's available, stable, and reliable."
"We are able to create many different types of jobs and items with this solution making it one of the most valuable features."
"The initial setup is quick and easy."
 

Cons

"There aren't specific new features we wish to add."
"The security is not very robust and the product would be much more useful with more security options."
"The system is aging and not keeping up with the performance of new, enhanced database models."
"I would like to see improvements in the performance, especially in large-scale operations, as it currently cannot match Oracle's performance."
"The product currently fails to offer a mobile application."
"I have faced performance issues in the community edition."
"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."
"I had some issues when I integrated with the Jupyter Notebook."
"PostgreSQL could improve by adding data warehousing tools."
"It could be more secure."
"I find it difficult to get connectors on the tool. For example, .NET has only one free provider in PostgreSQL. I need to pay the provider if I need something more sophisticated features. Other languages like PHP and Java have good community support. We need community support for .NET."
"The price could be better."
"The interface climate could be better."
"PostgreSQL’s performance could be improved."
"It would be great if the solution offered even more integration capabilities."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is significantly lower than competing products."
"It is an open-source product."
"EDB Postgres Advanced Server is open source, so I don't pay for licensing."
"The product is either free with community support or very inexpensive with a small yearly fee for paid support."
"I have been working on the community edition."
"We use the open-source version of PostgreSQL and not the enterprise edition."
"The community version of Postgre is basically free."
"PostgreSQL is a free and open-source database."
"We are using the free version of PostgreSQL."
"The tool is cheaply priced compared to other RDBMS providers in the market."
"There is an annual license."
"The solution requires a license."
"It could be much cheaper. If you would like to build an application on Amazon today, PostgreSQL is the standard database with Redshift. If you want other databases, you can add them, but PostgreSQL is the basis of everything. It's a question of money, that's it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
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?
I would like to see improvements in the performance, especially in large-scale operations, as it currently cannot match Oracle's performance. Additionally, multi-tenancy architecture, microservices...
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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