Comparison

EDB Postgres vs PostgreSQL

On the evidence we track, PostgreSQL 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.

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EDB Postgres43
PostgreSQL60
Score
Vioscale score
EDB Postgres43 / 100medium · 61%
PostgreSQL60 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL
Model
EDB Postgrescommercial
PostgreSQLcommercial
Price level
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQLfree
Integrations
Count
EDB Postgres15
PostgreSQL10
Reliability
Sla pct
EDB Postgres99.999
PostgreSQL
Status page
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL
Adoption
Dependent repos
EDB Postgres1
PostgreSQL0
Github stars
EDB Postgres65
PostgreSQL21,899
Stackoverflow questions
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL170,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
EDB Postgres0
PostgreSQL100
Release
Cadence days
EDB Postgres20
PostgreSQL90
History
EDB Postgres20 items
PostgreSQL
License
Spdx
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
Language
Primary
EDB PostgresPython
PostgreSQLC
Market
Availability
EDB Postgres
Content
Faq
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL8 items

Capabilities

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

Core
SQL model
EDB PostgresFull SQL
PostgreSQLFull SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
EDB PostgresFull
PostgreSQL-
Highest isolation level
EDB PostgresSerializable
PostgreSQL-
Consistency
Consistency
EDB PostgresStrong
PostgreSQL-
Scale
Horizontal scale
EDB PostgresNatively distributed
PostgreSQLRead replicas
Replication
Replication
EDB PostgresAsync
PostgreSQL-
Availability
Automatic failover / HA
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL
Deployment
Deployment
EDB PostgresSelf-hosted
PostgreSQLSelf-hosted
Serverless / scale-to-zero
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL
Compatibility
Wire compatibility
EDB PostgresPostgres protocol
PostgreSQL-
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL
Licensing
Licence class
EDB PostgresPermissive OSS
PostgreSQLPermissive OSS
Data types
JSON / document support
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL
Geo / spatial
EDB Postgres-
PostgreSQLExtension

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

PostgreSQL

Leader

PostgreSQL is a mature open-source relational database system combining strong data integrity with comprehensive features and active community maintenance.

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.

PostgreSQL

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
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
PostgreSQL
Windows
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL
Linux
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL
CLI
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL
Self-hosted
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL
On-premise
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL
Hybrid
EDB Postgres
PostgreSQL

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

PostgreSQL

Leader
10 total
  • CloudNativePG
  • Kubernetes
  • Patroni
  • pgAdmin
  • pgVector
  • PostGIS
  • pgAudit
  • Spock
  • Cilium
  • Submariner
Independently observed

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