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Azure Database for PostgreSQL vs EDB Postgres Advanced Server comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Ranking in Open Source Databases
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (3rd)
EDB Postgres Advanced Server
Ranking in Open Source Databases
13th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of Azure Database for PostgreSQL is 2.0%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of EDB Postgres Advanced Server is 2.4%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Azure Database for PostgreSQL2.0%
EDB Postgres Advanced Server2.4%
Other95.6%
Open Source Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Sathish Palanisamy - PeerSpot reviewer
Staff Data Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Improves database performance, supports AI integration, and accelerates customer-focused innovation
Azure Database for PostgreSQL can be improved in the area of elastic capabilities. One of the things we were actively looking for is the elastic feature, which was made a GA at this Ignite event. I am really happy that finally in Azure, we have a product which we can use for elastic clusters. If you are bound with a single server, then you have a vertical limit. Now you do not have any limits. As long as your use case grows, we can grow. The only thing I would maybe be thinking about is we should also allow customers to pick different node sizes for every node inside the elastic eventually. Some nodes do not need that big capacity. So that may be a nice-to-have feature, though it is not a must-have at this point.
SB
Database Engineer at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
Centralized management has reduced database overhead but pricing and documentation have needed work
What I appreciate about EDB Postgres Advanced Server is that it offers management tools such as PEM and CNPG under one umbrella, providing enterprise features that eliminate the need for multiple engineers to maintain PostgreSQL databases, although it is somewhat expensive. I evaluate the technical support and customer service of EDB Postgres Advanced Server as really good, as I have sought their help three to four times regarding issues with PEM configuration, and they respond quickly and solve issues promptly. I would rate the technical support of EDB Postgres Advanced Server an 8 out of 10. EDB Postgres Advanced Server's high availability and disaster recovery features, specifically the introduction of CNPG based on Kubernetes, are good, but they require significant infrastructure overhead, which I believe necessitates a lightweight integration model for better performance. I rate the efficiency improvements from EDB Postgres Advanced Server a 10 out of 10 when it comes to Oracle compatibility. Its native support for Oracle's PL/SQL syntax makes evaluating and migrating legacy workloads incredibly smooth, bypassing the typical headaches of manual code rewrites.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"If a client is looking to check these boxes—performance, speed, reliability, and resiliency in general—knowing that it will satisfy application needs not just today but in the future, it is definitely a choice."
"The effective integration of Postgres with Microsoft products, especially with the inclusion of AI features in Azure AI, is significant for our applications."
"Azure Database for PostgreSQL has positively impacted my organization through collaboration by allowing me to generate a report within a second and send the MIS for an employee or a team, making it very easy to display for business purposes."
"Overall, Azure Database for PostgreSQL has been good for us."
"Azure Database for PostgreSQL has influenced my application development process by enabling me to take some of what we used to do on-premises, with PostgreSQL hosted in virtual machines, and transition that process into a SaaS solution."
"What I appreciate most about Azure Database for PostgreSQL is not one particular feature; I think it is the use case and the facility to have a single pane of glass for managing what is on the edge, what is on the cloud, especially now with Azure Local as well."
"The flexibility that we have with the JSONB functionality allowed us to get data into the system, build the POC, get it in front of people, and then as we find needs for things to be more normally normalized, we can go back and make those changes."
"The pay-as-you-go pricing model is one feature I truly appreciate."
"I like that EDB Postgres Advanced Server scales well. A valuable feature of the solution is multi-tenancy support. It also supports JSONB."
"The backup utility tools such as pg_restore and pg_dump are really convenient and efficient tools to handle backup and recovery."
"EDB Postgres Advanced Server has positively impacted my organization by being cost-saving compared to databases such as Oracle, while providing smooth performance that simplifies production operations with less downtime and effort, especially in a cloud environment where we can utilize containerized services."
"What I appreciate about EDB Postgres Advanced Server is that it offers management tools such as PEM and CNPG under one umbrella, providing enterprise features that eliminate the need for multiple engineers to maintain PostgreSQL databases, although it is somewhat expensive."
"The product is user-friendly."
"The low cost and functionality allows us to save money on smaller database projects."
"Postgres is highly compatible with many software and programming languages. Its compatibility is excellent, covering nearly everything related to data engineering or migration."
"It gives us a solid, less expensive alternative to deploying with Oracle."
 

Cons

"Azure Database for PostgreSQL has not helped reduce infrastructure costs for me or my clients."
"We had to move to a CSP. This has been a significant challenge. We experienced trouble with our CSP and had to change CSPs because we could not get the level of support we needed from them."
"Microsoft support has become less reliable due to AI responses, but with Azure Migration Assessment, we can plan migrations easily."
"I would add that from my perspective, Microsoft technical support isn't great; we have tickets sitting in the bucket."
"Azure Database for PostgreSQL can be improved in ways I'm very curious to explore with Horizon."
"There aren't any notable areas for improvement that I could see. PostgreSQL was self-sufficient with no need for additional database knowledge to maintain it."
"I rate it a seven because it sometimes takes a while to receive that first response from them, which may depend on the case."
"For development purposes, it is fine, but on production, you need to have a check on the cost of it."
"The lack of additional security features is really the thing that makes the product less useful."
"From a pricing perspective, I do not find it cost-effective from DBtune's SaaS perspective as we are just testing it, but for enterprises, it is worth it as you do not require many engineers for management and receive good support."
"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."
"The product currently fails to offer a mobile application."
"I would like to see improvements in the performance, especially in large-scale operations, as it currently cannot match Oracle's performance."
"Setting up MySQL is slightly more straightforward than Postgres."
"There aren't specific new features we wish to add."
"I have faced performance issues in the community edition."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing experience is positive. Azure Database for PostgreSQL reduces the need for hardware investments, and the pay-as-you-go pricing model positively affects database-related costs by allowing us to start small and scale as needed."
"There aren't any notable areas for improvement that I could see. PostgreSQL was self-sufficient with no need for additional database knowledge to maintain it."
"The pay-as-you-go pricing model plays a critical role in managing database-related costs and resource allocation. We build using Infrastructure as Code (IAC) and maintain a focus on FinOps to control Azure service costs. Some clients are pushy on price. It's critical to automate it, so we're just using it when appropriate and switching it off in certain scenarios."
"We do not pay for a full-year subscription because our usage is still at the beginning phase and not much. The pay-as-you-go model works well for us."
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
18%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise19
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Database for PostgreSQL?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that pricing is very important due to budget constraints in each project; while migration costs can be high during the process, after migrat...
What needs improvement with Azure Database for PostgreSQL?
In terms of improvement for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, the native applications can be enhanced, as we can use different tools to connect the database, but I believe the browser on the Azure por...
What is your primary use case for Azure Database for PostgreSQL?
My main use case for Azure Database for PostgreSQL involves migration from on-premise to Azure Database for PostgreSQL using technologies such as a migration database DMA. A specific example of a m...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for EDB Postgres Advanced Server?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing for EDB Postgres Advanced Server is that it is very cost-efficient, easy to set up, and can be deployed in a containerized manner.
What needs improvement with EDB Postgres Advanced Server?
For improvement purposes, I think EDB Postgres Advanced Server needs some enhanced monitoring since the current default monitoring is not sufficient; an EDB monitoring tool could provide useful met...
What is your primary use case for EDB Postgres Advanced Server?
My main use case for EDB Postgres Advanced Server is that we have a telecommunication billing product where I am using it as a backend database to handle all the requests. A specific example of how...
 

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Sample Customers

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Ericsson, Clear Capital, PinkRoccade, ABN Amro, WholeWorldBand, Van Genechten, Gallinat-Bank AG, Mariner, coresystems, Aquent, Contegix, AQA, Genscape, InMobi
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