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PostgreSQL on Ubuntu vs openSUSE Leap comparison

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Categories and Ranking

openSUSE Leap
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
26th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
PostgreSQL on Ubuntu
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
15th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of openSUSE Leap is 4.5%, down from 6.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PostgreSQL on Ubuntu is 1.0%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PostgreSQL on Ubuntu1.0%
openSUSE Leap4.5%
Other94.5%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

NK
Senior Manager at Cognizant
Provides BTRFS file system, which allows you to take snapshots
I only use the tool for testing purposes on my team, but multiple people use it. We don't make a team effort to install the solution. When it comes to maintenance, we ask our company to buy SUSE Linux Enterprise. My team consists of 13 people. We are currently integrating the solution with Ansible to do some coding. Although not a full-fledged automation, we are integrating the solution with Ansible and executing a couple of playbooks connected to openSUSE Leap. I would recommend the solution to other users looking for an open-source solution. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
MG
CEO at Grant Corporation
Consistent use of flexible data and solid transactions has reduced costs and simplified projects
PostgreSQL on Ubuntu could be improved with easier out-of-the-box configuration. The default settings for PostgreSQL on a fresh Ubuntu install are very conservative. Things such as shared buffers and work memory are too low for any real production workloads, and you have to know how to go in and tune it manually. A smart default configuration wizard during installation that detects hardware and suggests settings would save a lot of junior developers from performance headaches. That is important. Built-in connection pooling is another area; PostgreSQL does not handle large numbers of concurrent connections well natively. You end up needing to set up PG Bouncer separately, which is another tool to learn, configure, and maintain. Having a lightweight connection pooler built into the core installation would be a real quality-of-life improvement. Additionally, a better built-in monitoring UI would help. Primarily, if you are working with Ubuntu, you are largely working with PostgreSQL on the command line and installing third-party tools such as pgAdmin or Adminer. A lightweight built-in web dashboard for basic health monitoring would improve projects significantly. Finally, upgrades between major versions and smaller versions should be a lot easier as well. None of these are deal-breakers; they are just nice to have improvements.

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Pros

"This solution has helped my organization's security from the use of its firewall, and the features for blocking or allowing traffic are very effective and have worked well for us."
"The solution is very stable after it is configured. It is hard to have a panel slow, a problem, misconfiguration, or any kind of loss function."
"Stable - it just runs without the necessity to reboot."
"openSUSE Leap has helped me with using containers in Podman."
"Leap has provided me with the ability to offer what I consider Enterprise class server O/S platforms to my smaller customers who are looking to improve their competitive stances without breaking the bank."
"The solution is easy for me to use because the backend is derived from FreeBSD and this is something I have been using for over 20 years."
"The most valuable feature by far has been the virtualization capabilities of the operating system."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the BTRFS file system, which allows you to take snapshots."
"From my experience, one of the biggest advantages of PostgreSQL on Ubuntu is that it is an RDBMS that performs well based on stability, and it is quick to set up and accessible, not demanding multiple editors or support tools, making it preferable for small-end website requirements."
"We have worked with various databases including SQL Server and MySQL, but I found PostgreSQL on Ubuntu to be the most cost-effective and most performance-friendly solution."
"The biggest benefit in PostgreSQL on Ubuntu for me is the open-source advantage, as it allows me to look into the code, understand the logic, mold my code according to it, and it will work perfectly rather than proprietary solutions where I am very much dependent on the vendor and have to wait for their next release to fix things."
"PostgreSQL on Ubuntu has positively impacted my organization by being the single most important factor in moving France Farms from a conceptual bio-IT project to a functional sovereign trust machine because it has credibility with international farmers and partners."
"PostgreSQL on Ubuntu has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to overcome the performance issues we faced while running PostgreSQL on Ubuntu in a different environment, Windows-based, which was not as performant and required a lot more memory and CPU bandwidth than our eventual Ubuntu deployment."
"The good aspect about PostgreSQL on Ubuntu is the huge community support that we have."
"Overall, PostgreSQL on Ubuntu is a powerful and reliable database management system; it is easy to use and good for students who want to move beyond basic and industry-level skills."
"The best feature of PostgreSQL on Ubuntu is its structure because it adds clarity and understanding when investigating a database, which enhances readability and understandability for someone new to the project."
 

Cons

"Somehow the change from OS12.x via 13.x to Leap was a bit bumpy and some old issues seemed to reappear."
"In the future, the Active Directory could improve."
"I would like openSUSE Leap to have better link integration with Windows."
"It would be helpful if we could easily switch from openSUSE Leap for testing to SUSE Linux Enterprise for production."
"There is room for improvement in the console."
"Like most Linux-based operating systems, the biggest challenge Leap faces is the GUI."
"PostgreSQL on Ubuntu could be improved with easier out-of-the-box configuration."
"Regarding technical support for PostgreSQL on Ubuntu, there is a need for quick support services when the solution is not built well, and community support is usually helpful in addressing queries and finding solutions to various scenarios."
"PostgreSQL on Ubuntu can be improved by providing some inbuilt AI agent mode, as nowadays many applications are offering such features."
"The main disadvantages I see in PostgreSQL on Ubuntu relate to handling scaling. Vertical scale can work sometimes, but as databases grow, resources can become inadequate, leading to the need for complex replication and sharding which not every specialist is aware of."
"One of the main improvement points for PostgreSQL on Ubuntu would be that the team, even though it is an open source solution, could have more events and meetups promoted by PostgreSQL itself and by the PostgreSQL team, with companies and developers in the main commercial centers of the world."
"From an improvement perspective, the UI of PostgreSQL on Ubuntu can be somewhat better because from my experience, it is outdated compared to current UI generations, and the reliability without changing the entire system architecture can also be improved, along with optimizing index management such as adding proper indexes and removing unused ones."
"PostgreSQL on Ubuntu could benefit from serverless support."
"Several things come to mind for improvements in PostgreSQL on Ubuntu. First, the monitoring and observability experience on Ubuntu could be smoother."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is open-source."
"openSUSE Leap is an open-source solution that is free of cost."
"This is an open-source operating system that can be used free of charge."
"The cost of this solution was reasonable and it was within our budget."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
23%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
University
7%
Construction Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise11
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PostgreSQL on Ubuntu?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for PostgreSQL on Ubuntu is that everything is good.
What needs improvement with PostgreSQL on Ubuntu?
PostgreSQL on Ubuntu can be improved by adding more diverse components and ad hoc features like data analysis and data analysis models on-premises. For example, creating Jupyter notebooks or analyz...
What is your primary use case for PostgreSQL on Ubuntu?
My main use case for PostgreSQL on Ubuntu is to store data, especially telemetry data and customer data. I had a client whose telemetry data was coming online on one of their on-premises devices. I...
 

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