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EDB Postgres Advanced Server vs PostgreSQL comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 2, 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
12th
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 February 2026, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of EDB Postgres Advanced Server is 2.2%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PostgreSQL is 14.3%, down from 18.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
PostgreSQL14.3%
EDB Postgres Advanced Server2.2%
Other83.5%
Open Source Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Munirathnakumar Si - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Principal Cyber Security Consultant - Cloud and Container at Standard Chartered Bank
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.
AC
Senior Assosiate Consultant at Applied Materials
Real-time data capture optimizes database performance but Views create problems
One of the most valuable features is real-time data capture; it optimizes database performance. I think using real-time data capture reduces job running time and the amount of data sent at once with batch loads. Replicating the same data daily isn't optimal, so real-time reception improves application performance and reduces latency.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I rate EDB Postgres Advanced Server's stability an eight out of ten."
"The feature of vector database management for AI is quite interesting and impactful."
"The product is user-friendly."
"The number of indices available in Postgres is remarkable."
"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."
"The low cost and functionality allows us to save money on smaller database projects."
"I like that EDB Postgres Advanced Server scales well. A valuable feature of the solution is multi-tenancy support. It also supports JSONB."
"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."
"It's a useful solution, that can be widely used."
"It is very useful for both structured and unstructured data. You can store unstructured and structured data in PostgreSQL. It is easy to use. You can easily manage things through PostgreSQL Admin. It is cost-effective. Its on-premise version is free. It is agnostic of on-premise or cloud. You can install it on the cloud or on-premises. It is available with all clouds, and you can also install it on desktop or Windows Servers."
"It is easy to use."
"It is easy to install and easy to manage. There is no license on it, so it is free. There is high compatibility with Oracle, and there are many tools for the migration of data from Oracle to Postgre."
"The solution provides complete support in terms of the SQL dialect and behaves nicely when it comes to transactions."
"The solution has many valuable features such as it easy to use and the interface is intuitive."
"With the database, you can provide a multi-component at the same service with the same performance, scalability, or all those things."
 

Cons

"The product currently fails to offer a mobile application."
"I have faced performance issues in the community edition."
"The security is not very robust and the product would be much more useful with more security options."
"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."
"There aren't specific new features we wish to add."
"Instead of the installation agent downloading all the packages for the install, it should allow the user to download the packages separately on their own to do the install."
"The price could be better."
"Integration with other platforms could be improved."
"The performance of PostgreSQL could improve."
"PostgreSQL could improve by adding data warehousing tools."
"The interface could be much better."
"It is possible that in the newer version this has been addressed, but I would like the deployment in microservices architecture could be improved."
"We often find the solution's datetime datatype challenging."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is significantly lower than competing products."
"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."
"I have been working on the community edition."
"EDB Postgres Advanced Server is open source, so I don't pay for licensing."
"The tool is cheaply priced compared to other RDBMS providers in the market."
"Affordable solution."
"The community version of Postgre is basically free."
"This solution can offer a cheaper choice for customers since it is open-source."
"PostgreSQL is a free and open-source database."
"It is also open-source so it is free."
"The solution requires a license."
"We do not pay for licensing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Retailer
9%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business57
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise46
 

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 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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