# EDB Postgres vs Vitess

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Vitess

| Attribute | EDB Postgres | Vitess |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 43.3 (61% (medium)) | 62.2 (49% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | 62 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | 235 |
| adoption.github_stars | 65 | 21,259 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Vitess is a MySQL-compatible database that extends scalability through built-in sharding and improves performance via query rewriting, caching, and connection pooling. It provides automatic failure detection and repair for high availability. |
| features.capabilities | `{"isolation":"serializable","sql_model":"full_sql","deployment":"self_hosted","serverless":false,"consistency":"strong","replication":"async","extensibility":true,"json_document":true,"license_class":"permissive","horizontal_scale":"distributed_native","acid_transactions":"full","automatic_failover":true,"wire_compatibility":"postgres"}` | `{"sql_model":"full_sql","deployment":"self_hosted","horizontal_scale":"sharded","automatic_failover":true,"wire_compatibility":"mysql"}` |
| integrations.count | 15 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"JDBC Connectors"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Cassandra"},{"name":"Hadoop"},{"name":"HBASE"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Parquet"},{"name":"Apache Spark"},{"name":"PEM (Postgres Enterprise Manager)"},{"name":"xDB Replication Server"},{"name":"EFM (EDB Failover Manager)"},{"name":"Backup and Recovery Tool"},{"name":"HARP"},{"name":"ETCD"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Python | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | - |
| release.cadence_days | 20 | 6 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v15.0","date":"2023-04-28T17:04:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.14.0","date":"2023-02-21T17:21:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.13.0","date":"2023-01-20T20:06:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.12.1","date":"2022-12-15T16:13:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.12.0","date":"2022-12-15T07:49:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.11.1","date":"2022-08-23T14:27:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.11.0","date":"2022-04-06T15:04:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.10.3","date":"2022-03-08T15:44:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.10.2","date":"2022-03-04T16:28:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.10.1","date":"2022-02-09T17:45:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.10.0","date":"2022-02-04T15:13:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.9.3","date":"2022-01-28T14:53:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.9.2","date":"2022-01-25T09:16:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.9.1","date":"2022-01-06T17:14:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.9.0","date":"2022-01-04T14:30:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.8.0","date":"2021-12-15T14:28:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.7.1","date":"2021-11-17T16:20:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.7.0","date":"2021-11-02T14:40:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.6.7","date":"2021-10-04T16:18:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.6.6","date":"2021-09-28T06:55:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.6"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v24.0.2","date":"2026-06-24T16:26:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v24.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.5","date":"2026-06-24T15:33:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v23.0.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v24.0.1","date":"2026-05-07T15:33:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v24.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.4","date":"2026-05-07T14:22:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v23.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v24.0.0","date":"2026-04-30T11:47:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v24.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v24.0.0-rc1","date":"2026-04-14T13:47:37Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v24.0.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.3","date":"2026-02-27T01:43:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v23.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v22.0.4","date":"2026-02-27T02:52:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v22.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.2","date":"2026-02-10T21:29:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v23.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.1","date":"2026-02-04T18:24:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v23.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v22.0.3","date":"2026-02-04T16:47:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v22.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v22.0.2","date":"2025-11-05T17:15:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v22.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v21.0.6","date":"2025-11-05T17:11:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v21.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.0","date":"2025-11-04T14:37:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v23.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.0-rc2","date":"2025-10-29T14:34:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v23.0.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.0-rc1","date":"2025-10-16T13:40:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v23.0.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v22.0.1","date":"2025-06-18T07:48:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v22.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v21.0.5","date":"2025-06-18T09:22:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v21.0.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v20.0.8","date":"2025-06-18T09:31:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v20.0.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v22.0.0","date":"2025-04-29T13:05:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v22.0.0"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.999 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 2.5 | 8 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=edb-pot&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":5,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=vitess.io%2Fvitess&per_page=100","last_12m":2,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Relational Databases)

| Capability | EDB Postgres | Vitess |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| SQL model | Full SQL | Full SQL |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| ACID transactions | Full | - |
| Highest isolation level | Serializable | - |
| **Consistency** |  |  |
| Consistency | Strong | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Horizontal scale | Natively distributed | Sharded |
| **Replication** |  |  |
| Replication | Async | - |
| **Availability** |  |  |
| Automatic failover / HA | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Serverless / scale-to-zero | ✗ | - |
| **Compatibility** |  |  |
| Wire compatibility | Postgres protocol | MySQL protocol |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Extensions / plugins / UDFs | ✓ | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS | - |
| **Data types** |  |  |
| JSON / document support | ✓ | - |
| Geo / spatial | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:45:14.364Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*