--- description: Review of PostgreSQL Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: PostgreSQL | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Database Software](/directory/4512/database-management-systems/software) > [PostgreSQL](/software/150904/postgresql) # PostgreSQL Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/150904/postgresql Page: 1 / 18\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/150904/postgresql?page=2) > PostgreSQL is an open-source database management solution that helps businesses streamline operations related to indexing, performance tracking, data replication and more on a centralized platform. It enables employees to configure stop words, synonyms, thesaurus, Ispell and Snowball dictionaries to optimize full-text search processes. PostgreSQL's partitioning and inheritance module allow supervisors to split large tables into smaller sections, improving overall query performance. Administrators can configure access rights, set up column and row-level security and use multi-factor authentication methodology to ensure a secure user experience. Additionally, data analysts can handle data backup, restoration and integrity operations using multiple methodologies, such as logical replication, synchronous replication, point-in-time recovery and hot standby. PostgreSQL comes with an application programming interface (API), which allows businesses to integrate the platform with several third-party solutions. It is available for free and extends support via documentation, discussion forum, email and instant messaging. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 412 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 412 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: PostgreSQL Global Development Group - **Founded**: 1992 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 0.01 - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: PostgreSQL is available for free. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Authentication - Backup and Recovery - Data Dictionary Management - Data Import/Export - Data Migration - Data Replication - Data Storage Management - Data Synchronization - Database Conversion - Full Text Search - Multiple Programming Languages Supported - NOSQL Database Management - Performance Analysis - Relational Database Management - Search/Filter - Secure Data Storage ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) ## Category - [Database Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4512/database-management-systems/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It is free software and is very well documented It is very popular and has a very varied community around the project > > **Cons**: Its installation and configuration can be a bit complex at first. Being free they are not obliged to provide support Requires specific tuning for each possible scenario > > I have very good experience installing and configuring databases with PostgreSQL. Once installed and configured it is very stable, almost without errors and one can rest assured that the data is fine ----- ### "The right database for 95% of use cases" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *1 May 2020* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: - Postgres is just soooo reliable, it's hard to corrupt or lose data unless you go in and manually edit or delete the data. - Battle-tested ACID transactions to make sure you only update the data when it makes sense to have saved me so much time. - The SQL interface is easy to use once you've mastered SQL (which it isn't; it's the simplest of all the languages I've learned). - Newer versions even has support for advanced use cases such as arrays and JSON objects. - The best thing is that 90% of the backend software developers know Postgres (or MySQL which is pretty dang similar) so help is never too far away\! > > **Cons**: The only real reason to not use Postgres is that it is pretty hard to scale. If your software requires over 10k transactions per second, you're gonna have to put in some serious work make Postgres scale. This is where Postgres becomes a pain to optimize. Postgres provides poor support for identifying the queries that are running really slowly. e.g. you have to install a buggy plugin and then query a funky poorly documented table. Trying to do master-slave replication is also quite difficult as you often run into consistency issues and will have to modify app logic. In these cases, it's better to go with NoSQL obviously. > > Postgres is there for you whenever you need to store and retrieve simple tabular data. Whether that's your app user's name, email, and settings, or the projects and project content that they've created. As long as you're not dealing with over 10k transactions per second, it's cheap to use and extremely easy to set up. Oh, and it's also not great but just okay for advanced searching such as full-text search. ----- ### "Postgres: A nosql kv data store" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *27 November 2018* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Our team uses Postgres as nosql kv data store. Their jsonb field is good enough for basic kv store use. We have a few million rows in this database and quite satisfied with its performance. > > **Cons**: The need to vacuum regularly makes it a little difficult to maintain in longer run. ----- ### "Best open-source RDBMS out there" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *6 June 2022* | Logistics & Supply Chain | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like how easy it is to set up and deploy a PostgreSQL database. It has a rich ecosystem of tools and a great open-source community behind it. > > **Cons**: I don't have anything I dislike about PostgreSQL. > > Overall, we have a very productive experience with PostgreSQL. Whenever we need a backend database for any of the apps we deploy, we use PostgreSQL. It never fails us. ----- ### "Java developer on PostgreSQL. A look back after several years." — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *16 July 2022* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: PostgreSQL is a database that every programmer is familiar with. I value its versatility and universality. It's easy to implement it production-wise with not much scale. > > **Cons**: Great for simple applications, when it comes to scaling/replication problems begin. > > I have been using PostgreSQL for 6 years in most of the applications I write. 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