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EDB Postgres Advanced Server vs PostgreSQL comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

EDB Postgres Advanced Server
Ranking in Open Source Databases
13th
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
7.4
Number of Reviews
127
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of EDB Postgres Advanced Server is 2.3%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PostgreSQL is 13.1%, down from 18.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PostgreSQL13.1%
EDB Postgres Advanced Server2.3%
Other84.6%
Open Source Databases
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2599590 - PeerSpot reviewer
Student at a university with 10,001+ employees
Explore innovative database indexing and distributed architecture capabilities
The number of indices available in Postgres is remarkable. Additionally, the way it forks each process into a child node, instead of executing in the same node, is quite different from most databases. These features can be especially useful in certain scenarios compared to MySQL or other SQL-based databases. Also, the ability to distribute the database across different machines is a significant advantage.
Shobhit Goel - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Science Architect at publicis Sapient
High-volume transactions have reduced failures and improve customer service efficiency
The best feature is performance, because of which I decided on PostgreSQL. I have also enabled the PG vector plugin on top of PostgreSQL. I have the opportunity to use two different features and two different flavors in a single product, which is the best thing about PostgreSQL. Initially, we had some hiccups around the performance part, but later we did indexing in PostgreSQL and now it is working very well. Even when we are doing 100,000 transactions in a day, PostgreSQL is working excellently. The interface is another best feature. If I need to do any query, I simply install the plugin on my local, which is pgAdmin. Through pgAdmin, I am able to communicate with PostgreSQL and execute all my SQL queries. I am getting a better UI with PostgreSQL as the backend, which is also one of the best options. PG vector is also very strong from PostgreSQL where I have implemented RAG and on a daily basis, I inject thousands of pages of PDF. More than 100 PDFs are coming into my system and one PDF is around 1,000 pages. We are injecting them into PostgreSQL and converting them into dimensions and inserting them into PG vector. The level of transactions we are doing on a daily basis is substantial, and we are getting very good throughput and low latency from PostgreSQL. When we were doing more than 50,000 transactions in a minute with the previous database, we were getting a lot of latency issues with threads getting blocked and abruptly closed unwantedly. After doing extensive research, we decided to move to PostgreSQL. Now, we are doing around 100,000 transactions in PostgreSQL and we are getting good throughput with no latency.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Major reduction in run cost, and a quantum leap in the flexibility of deployment models Elimination of replication of transaction from reporting systems Able to do rolling upgrades with zero production downtime."
"I like that EDB Postgres Advanced Server scales well. A valuable feature of the solution is multi-tenancy support. It also supports JSONB."
"The feature of vector database management for AI is quite interesting and impactful."
"I would highly recommend EDB Postgres Advanced Server to others."
"Cost/benefit wise Postgres is a great solution."
"Postgres is highly compatible with many software and programming languages. Its compatibility is excellent, covering nearly everything related to data engineering or migration."
"The product is user-friendly."
"I rate EDB Postgres Advanced Server's stability an eight out of ten."
"We managed to reduce the storage space needed to 10% of the original size, without affecting data integrity, and we significantly improved the performance."
"It is very simple to manage."
"We use the solution to store tables. It is stable and performs well."
"This is an open-source product with advanced features that support OLTP/OLAP applications with the following benefits that helps organizations grow: No recurring licensing cost, huge cost savings forever, no vendor lock in, one-time migration cost, yearly major releases, increase in profit margins, completely open source, community-based FREE support available, and commercial support option."
"Postgres is rock solid when deployed according to best practices as documented by the PostgreSQL community. When it's installed correctly, PostgreSQL is an enterprise-grade solution."
"Now, we are doing the same level of transactions in PostgreSQL, around 100,000 transactions, and we are getting good throughput with no latency."
"The performance is good."
"What I like is that it's quite powerful in terms of performance."
 

Cons

"The security is not very robust and the product would be much more useful with more security options."
"Lighter integration model for containerized deployment. Effectively, there still remain some issues with a containerized deployment, so we have opted for a non-containerized deployment."
"I would like to see improvements in the performance, especially in large-scale operations, as it currently cannot match Oracle's performance."
"It suffers issues ranging from data corruption to failing to delete temporary files which then necessitate us having to perform server restarts."
"Setting up MySQL is slightly more straightforward than Postgres."
"The product currently fails to offer a mobile application."
"The system is aging and not keeping up with the performance of new, enhanced database models."
"Postgres performance is suffering and the product model is not doing enough to keep current."
"Sometimes it hangs and then we need to stop and start the services again"
"I'm not really able to customize it."
"There are some products out there that have a slightly different method of implementation for the SQL language. Some of those are slightly better in some areas, and PostgreSQL is slightly better in some areas."
"I have faced a few issues while installing it and configuring it; most of them related to incompatibility while using old Ubuntu Linux versions."
"There are still things missing compared to other RDBMS, for example monitoring is a little behind as there not that many solutions out there."
"I rate PostgreSQL as a nine out of ten and I choose to knock it down a point only because it could use a better graphic user-interface."
"They should make PostgreSQL more secure."
"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."
"The product is either free with community support or very inexpensive with a small yearly fee for paid support."
"Pricing is significantly lower than competing products."
"It is an open-source product."
"I have been working on the community edition."
"We are using the free version of PostgreSQL."
"The need for our customers to pay for licences is contingent on their projects and budgets."
"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."
"Affordable solution."
"PostgreSQL is open-source, so if capable admins are available then the setup cost can be $0."
"Our company pays for it. There are free versions available, but for advanced features, you obviously have to pay."
"The tool is cheaply priced compared to other RDBMS providers in the market."
"There is an annual license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Retailer
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business57
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise48
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What is your primary use case for EDB Postgres Advanced Server?
Our primary use case for EDB Postgres Advanced Server was to study the code base behind it. We aimed to understand how it has been built, how the engine functions, the querying process, and what ki...
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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PostgreSQL?
I purchased from the marketplace, so licensing and pricing cost is acceptable. To be honest, there is a separate team who handles the cost of licensing everything. I have admin access on Azure and ...
What needs improvement with PostgreSQL?
The only thing for PG vector is if the dimension limit could be increased. Currently, the dimension limit is around 1,000 to 1,052. If I need to increase the dimension to 3,000 or 5,000, that optio...
 

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