Percona Server vs PostgreSQL comparison

Percona and PostgreSQL are both solutions in the Open Source Databases category. Percona is ranked #18, while PostgreSQL is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3. Percona holds a 2.3% mindshare in OSD, compared to PostgreSQL’s 14.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Percona users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of PostgreSQL users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

PostgreSQL and Percona Server compete in the relational database management system market. PostgreSQL is often favored for its open-source nature and community support, whereas Percona Server stands out for its performance features, making it suitable for demanding applications.

Features: PostgreSQL provides advanced data types, robust architecture, and extensive extensions, making it highly flexible. Percona Server offers enhanced performance optimization, scalability, and high-load environment capabilities. The focus on flexibility for PostgreSQL contrasts with Percona Server's performance-oriented design.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: PostgreSQL benefits from strong community support with comprehensive documentation and resources. In contrast, Percona Server adopts an enterprise-focused deployment model with professional support and services, highlighting its service-oriented approach.

Pricing and ROI: PostgreSQL's open-source nature leads to lower setup costs and improved ROI due to community contributions. Percona Server requires higher initial investment for its professional support but aims to deliver superior performance benefits and ROI in intensive operations.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Percona Server

Ranking in Open Source Databases

18th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

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 Percona Server is 2.3%, up from 1.6% 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
Product	Market Share (%)
PostgreSQL	14.3%
Percona Server	2.3%
Other	83.4%

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Featured Reviews

Umair Hassan

Database Administrator at Systems Limited

Open-source and free to use with a good community

I would love to see the flashback in Percona MySQL or even in Percona PostgreSQL. It's available in Oracle, the flashback. In Oracle, there's the utility of a flashback. It stores all the information in the tables for a few days. That way, if I accidentally delete my records from the table or I need to check the value of a column or row two days back, I can. If Percona had flashback capabilities, it would be ideal. I would love to see training be easier to find. I had some complications finding the training that Percona provides. It is not displayed on the website. For example, if I want to train myself via a Percona expert through virtual files or through recorded videos or something like that, it's really difficult to find any sort of course. You have to email them first, and they will ask you whether it is for yourself or it is for the corporate sector. The course content should just be readily available and not hidden.

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Akhilesh Chipre

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We find the product mostly stable."

"It's a standard reliable database management system."

"The product is easy to use and works fast for relational databases."

"Scalable, stable, and easy to manage database system, with a straightforward installation."

"It is very simple to manage."

"The main value is that it is open source, which means it is free. Our organization has the initiative to go to open source to cut down on cost. Oracle costs us $6 million a year right now, which is killing us, and Postgres costs nothing. So, there is a big push to go to Postgres."

"PostgreSQL makes it very adaptable to several descriptions of a record. Instead of having several tables or several relations for one entity, I can adapt this entity. It can be a multiform entity. For example, here in Mexico, a company and a person can be sold to us as a physical entity or a physical person."

"The solution is quite stable."

"This is an open-source solution, operates at a high speed, and supports more than one SQL language."

Cons

"If Percona had flashback capabilities, it would be ideal."

"I'm not really able to customize it."

"It still needs to be more mature and have some backup feature. We are normally dealing with Oracle's data, and we have very strong online tools to back up the data and do other things. PostgreSQL still needs to do more in this area as well as in the high availability area. There are many external tools that you can use for PostgreSQL's high availability, but there is no embedded tool within PostgreSQL for high availability. It could have a feature similar to Oracle for working on a distributed system. It can have some scripts to improve the monitoring and some tools to do performance analysis. We have a workaround for most of such requirements except for the support for a distributed system, which is very difficult to have. This area should be included in the core of the database itself."

"It would be great if the solution offered even more integration capabilities."

"The interface climate could be better."

"A better graphic user-interface would be nice to see."

"The solution needs to improve the query, documentation, and JSON data functionality."

"I have noticed that user and access management should be improved."

"The database and applications can become very slow."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"This solution can offer a cheaper choice for customers since it is open-source."

"It is free, but if you need support, you can go for the commercial version called EnterpriseDB. They provide paid support, and they can even do hosting for you if you want standby and support."

"PostgreSQL is a free and open-source database."

"It is also open-source so it is free."

"The tool is cheaply priced compared to other RDBMS providers in the market."

"The community version of Postgre is basically free."

"It is open source. There is no licensing."

"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."

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	57
Midsize Enterprise	26
Large Enterprise	46

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Overview

Percona Server for MySQL is a free, fully compatible, enhanced, open source drop-in replacement for MySQL that provides good performance, scalability and instrumentation. With over 3,000,000 downloads, Percona Server for MySQL's self-tuning algorithms and support for extremely high-performance hardware delivers excellent performance and reliability.

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PostgreSQL is a versatile and reliable database management system commonly used for web development, data analysis, and building scalable databases.

It offers advanced features like indexing, replication, and transaction management. Users appreciate its flexibility, performance, and ability to handle large amounts of data efficiently. Its robustness, scalability, and support for complex queries make it highly valuable.

Additionally, PostgreSQL's extensibility, flexibility, community support, and frequent updates contribute to its ongoing improvement and stability.

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