Citus Data Reviews

Name: Citus Data
Brand: Citus Data
Rating: 4.0 (3 reviews)

4.0 out of 5

3 reviews
100% willing to recommend

What is Citus Data?

Citus is a distributed database that extends PostgreSQL, allowing you to continue using all the powerful Postgres features while still scaling.

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Citus Data is the #20 ranked solution in top Relational Databases. PeerSpot users give Citus Data an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. Citus Data is most commonly compared to SQL Server: Citus Data vs SQL Server. Citus Data is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 52% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 21% of all views.

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Featured Citus Data reviews

Arucy Lionel

Co-Founder at Afriziki

There are many areas of improvement , especially in terms of DDL query routing. Even though it's masterless, DDL queries need to be sent to the coordinator node. Also, setting up a multi-node environment could be more straightforward. Currently, setting up a multi-node environment is challenging. It's a bit tricky. Installation on each PostgreSQL node can lead to communication issues between nodes. An automatic rebalancing feature would be a significant improvement. Currently, I have to manually command the rebalance. It would be more convenient if it was rebalanced automatically. The dashboard and monitoring capabilities are good, but it would be helpful to have an integrated availability dashboard.

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Yasin Sarı

Senior Data Analyst at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

You can use Citus Data to write complex scripts. I like its version upgrades and disaster recovery as well. Citus Data needs to improve its stability. Do not consider this product if you have the budget. It is still developing and has a lot of issues. I have been using the product for seven…

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Syscntrl67

System Controller at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

I use the on-premises version of the solution. The solution is competitive with Mongo, MySQL, and maybe even Oracle. I find it a really great product. We haven't tested the dashboard, but by and large, I find the product very useful. We haven't had any problems with it. I would rate the solution nine out of ten.

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Citus Data mindshare

As of August 2025, the mindshare of Citus Data in the Relational Databases Tools category stands at 2.5%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Valuable Features

"You can use Citus Data to write complex scripts. I like its version upgrades and disaster recovery as well."
"Its distributed processing capabilities are a standout feature. It requires minimal changes to get up and running if you already have a system on PostgreSQL. Citus can run in its natural state."
"It's very straightforward to implement the solution. It took us two days to set up everything."

Room for Improvement

"Citus Data needs to improve its stability. Do not consider this product if you have the budget. It is still developing and has a lot of issues."
"There are many areas of improvement , especially in terms of DDL query routing. Even though it's masterless, DDL queries need to be sent to the coordinator node. Also, setting up a multi-node environment could be more straightforward."
"More features in monitoring and the reporting could make it better."