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A robust, free, and high quality DB
January 20, 2020

A robust, free, and high quality DB

Balázs Kiss | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with PostgreSQL

As a company that does a lot of consultation work in software development and database and system administrating on high levels, knowing multiple RDBMS's is essential. PostgreSQL is often required by our partners, and we use it from time to time when the business choice lands on it. Most of the time we like to work with Oracle tools, but PostgreSQL proved itself to be a viable alternative for many use cases.
  • Highly reliable RDBMS for free.
  • Has tons of features that other free solutions do not have.
  • In-memory mode would be useful for many cases.
  • It has expanded our capabilities to work with companies which do not want to pay for Oracle licences, but still need a reliable DB.
  • It's one of the most successfull DBs. Knowing how to use it has extended our value on the market.
It's a viable alternative, with a rich feature set and a reliable system. PostgreSQL is one of the best RDBMS's currently on the market in 2020, it serves just as well as a starter, PoC DB for any software idea as a final, highly valuable database solution for big systems.
Most of the time, the community support is enough. Their documentation is thorough, stack overflow is often enough to answer any question that comes up.

Do you think PostgreSQL delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with PostgreSQL's feature set?

Yes

Did PostgreSQL live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of PostgreSQL go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy PostgreSQL again?

Yes

For smaller development projects where a reliable and free database is required, PostgreSQL is quite good. But for bigger, more robust solutions, it also stands it ground next to the "big" DBs. PostgreSQL's improvement is community based, meaning it will have all the tools and helpful features that a modern software developer needs. It's quite easy to administrate as well.