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Comparison

EDB Postgres vs Percona Server

On the evidence we track, Percona Server leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

EDB Postgres full profile →Percona Server full profile →
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EDB Postgres43
★Percona Server60
Score
Vioscale score
EDB Postgres43 / 100medium · 61%
Percona Server60 / 100low · 41%
Pricing
Free tier
EDB Postgres–
Percona Server✓
Model
EDB Postgrescommercial
Percona Servercommercial
Price level
EDB Postgres–
Percona Serverfree
Transparent
EDB Postgres–
Percona Server✓
Integrations
Count
EDB Postgres15
Percona Server–
Security
Disclosure policy
EDB Postgres✓
Percona Server✓
Gdpr
EDB Postgres✓
Percona Server–
Scorecard
EDB Postgres2.5
Percona Server6.2
Soc2
EDB Postgres✓
Percona Server–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
EDB Postgres99.999
Percona Server–
Status page
EDB Postgres✓
Percona Server✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
EDB Postgres1
Percona Server–
Github stars
EDB Postgres65
Percona Server1,271
Activity
Commits last 30d
EDB Postgres0
Percona Server28
Release
Cadence days
EDB Postgres20
Percona Server–
History
EDB Postgres20 items
Percona Server2 items
Language
Primary
EDB PostgresPython
Percona ServerC++

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for relational databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
SQL model
EDB PostgresFull SQL
Percona ServerFull SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
EDB PostgresFull
Percona ServerFull
Highest isolation level
EDB PostgresSerializable
Percona ServerSerializable
Consistency
Consistency
EDB PostgresStrong
Percona ServerStrong
Scale
Horizontal scale
EDB PostgresNatively distributed
Percona ServerRead replicas
Replication
Replication
EDB PostgresAsync
Percona ServerSync
Availability
Automatic failover / HA
EDB Postgres✓
Percona Server✓
Deployment
Deployment
EDB PostgresSelf-hosted
Percona ServerSelf-hosted
Serverless / scale-to-zero
EDB Postgres✗
Percona Server✗
Compatibility
Wire compatibility
EDB PostgresPostgres protocol
Percona ServerMySQL protocol
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs
EDB Postgres✓
Percona Server✓
Licensing
Licence class
EDB PostgresPermissive OSS
Percona ServerCopyleft
Data types
JSON / document support
EDB Postgres✓
Percona Server✓
Geo / spatial
EDB Postgres-
Percona ServerNative

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

EDB Postgres

EDB Postgres combines PostgreSQL with AI-ready infrastructure, analytics capabilities without ETL, and high-availability support across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The platform provides automatic failover, data migration tools, and enterprise monitoring—designed for mission-critical and data-intensive workloads.

Independently observed

Percona Server

Leader

A free, fully compatible drop-in replacement for MySQL that delivers improved performance and instrumentation. It is built on MySQL foundations and designed for organizations seeking enhanced reliability and monitoring without switching databases.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

EDB Postgres

Pricing not documented yet.

Percona Server

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Completely free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
EDB Postgres✓
Percona Server–
CLI
EDB Postgres✓
Percona Server–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
EDB Postgres✓
Percona Server✗
Self-hosted
EDB Postgres✓
Percona Server✓
On-premise
EDB Postgres✓
Percona Server✗
Hybrid
EDB Postgres✓
Percona Server✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

EDB Postgres

15 total
  • JDBC Connectors
  • MongoDB
  • Cassandra
  • Hadoop
  • HBASE
  • MySQL
  • Amazon S3
  • Parquet
  • Apache Spark
  • PEM (Postgres Enterprise Manager)
  • xDB Replication Server
  • EFM (EDB Failover Manager)
  • Backup and Recovery Tool
  • HARP
  • ETCD
Independently observed

Percona Server

Leader

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.