PostgreSQL

Open SourcePostgreSQL

The most advanced open-source relational database

Website

www.postgresql.org

GitHub

postgres/postgres

Difficulty

●● Medium

Last check

2026-08-10

Description

PostgreSQL is a powerful, object-relational open-source database system with over 35 years of active development. It offers full ACID compliance, complex queries, foreign keys, triggers, views, transactional integrity, and multiversion concurrency control (MVCC). PostgreSQL supports JSON/JSONB, full-text search, GIS data (PostGIS), user-defined data types, and is renowned for its reliability and data integrity.

Preview

PostgreSQL Preview

Platforms

LinuxWindowsmacOSDocker

Replaces the following proprietary tools

Oracle DB→PostgreSQL

Microsoft SQL Server→PostgreSQL

Self-Hosting

PostgreSQL can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure. Visit the official documentation for installation instructions.

Documentation →

Categories

Tags

#sql#relational#acid#jsonb#postgis

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