Is PostgreSQL Eating the Database World?

It seems that no matter what the use case, PostgreSQL supports it. When in doubt, you can simply use PostgreSQL.

PostgreSQL Capabilities

• TimeSeries

  PostgreSQL embraces Timescale, a powerful time-series database extension for efficient handling of time-stamped data.

• Machine Learning

  With pgVector and PostgresML, Postgres can support machine learning capabilities and vector similarity searches.

• OLAP

  Postgres can support OLAP with tools such as Hydra, Citus, and pg_analytics.

• Derived

  Even derived databases such as DuckDB, FerretDB, CockroachDB, AlloyDB, YugaByte DB, Supabase, etc provide PostgreSQL.

• GeoSpatial

  PostGIS extends PostgreSQL with geospatial capabilities, enabling you to easily store, query, and analyze geographic data.

• Search

  Postgres extensions like pgroonga, ParadeDB, and ZomboDB provide full-text search, text indexing, and data parsing capabilities.

• Federated

  Postgres seamlessly integrates with various data sources such as MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, Oracle, ParquetDB, SQLite, etc, enabling federated querying and data access.

• Graph

  Apache AGE and EdgeDB are graph databases built on top of PostgreSQL. Also, pg_graphql is an extension that provides GraphQL support for Postgres.