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PostgreSQL

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    Bradley H.

Awesome database with lots of great new features always coming

  • March 07, 2016
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What do you like best about the product?
I wouldn't consider myself to be a database expert, but from basic usage via Rails apps, I've been very happy with the features I have used. Full text search, custom data types (json, arrays, etc), performance optimizations, extensions (like Postgis for spatial data), sharding and partitioning support... I've mostly interacted with Postgres via ActiveRecord though. Been very happy with it in multiple production instances across apps of all sizes (from tens of users to tens of millions).
What do you dislike about the product?
When I first started using Postgres it wasn't well known so it was hard to find support for more advanced features... For instance RDS Postgres didn't support replication for a while... That's all been solved now though. I've been very happy with it in the last few years.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use Postgres as our main database at my current company and have used it at my previous few as well. It's a great RDBS with a lot of support and some really cool features, and new ones being added all the time.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you want an awesome RDBS and have experience with SQL, I highly recommend checking out Postgres. The barrier to switching is very low if you're coming from any SQL database, so you might as well give it a shot.

    Jesse D.

Fantastic, stable RDBMS for large or small projects

  • March 02, 2016
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What do you like best about the product?
Fast, extremely scalable, in active development, easy to learn and use, complies with SQL standards, and can handle large GIS data sets with PostGIS.
What do you dislike about the product?
Upgrading minor versions is sometimes a pain with the PostGIS extension. We occasionally have to dump and reload the entire database to get things working without losing data.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
My company's product uses GIS data heavily. PostgreSQL (with the PostGIS extension) makes it a breeze to cut through large data sets. Recent versions have also allowed us to handle data warehousing using materialized views, which dramatically increases responsiveness to the user.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would recommend keeping separate data directories for each minor version. (E.g., 9.3, 9.4, 9.5). This makes upgrading the database much easier (and possible to rollback if something goes wrong). The old data directories can be deleted afterward.

    Internet

A reliable and well-supported choice

  • March 01, 2016
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What do you like best about the product?
Postgres is rock solid and reliable, and has a list of plugins and improvements that really stand out. The fact that a significant portion of the web community has embraced Postgres sets it apart and makes it a clear winner in a lot of situations. It's plugins also allow me to add features easily and quickly without having to add new technology to my stack.

Columns with a specific datatype, hstore for handy, queryable key-value storage, hierarchical features, and full text search are all readily available when you go with Postgres, which is especially handy when starting on a brand new project with rapidly changing requirements.
What do you dislike about the product?
The thing about postgres that gives me pause is that it's plugin features encourage you to write code that cannot be migrated to other databases. It's a little bit iffy when you're choosing a technology to lock yourself into something thoroughly, and postgres makes it really easy to do that.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Relational database
Key-value storage
Full text search
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you're in Rails and on Heroku, it should be the option to beat.

    Ramón L.

SQL that escalates and does not hurt.

  • February 10, 2016
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What do you like best about the product?
Postgresql is an sql engine that supports a huge load of transactions and has a great community support, the documentation is wide and implementation is not as hard as some people claim, plus it's supported on most today cloud service providers.
What do you dislike about the product?
If one comes from mysql or sqlite, postgres can be a bit difficult, specially with the database and table specification, but this depends on the SO too so this can be a problem for some and not a problem for others. A lot of the old classic shared hosting providers still don't support postgres.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Storing Data is the main goal when you need a database. And postgres does that just right. Mysql falls when managin huge loads of data, but postgres has a nice optimization which allows for a larger data load, and this is the reason a lot of people migrate to pgsql.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Learn the migration path if you come from other sql engines. Other than that. The documentation is enough for setting things up.

    Information Technology and Services

Use it since 10 years for an online card game

  • December 21, 2015
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What do you like best about the product?
- the price
- the availability of great support, for example at the mailing list and at Stackoverflow
- the features to keep the data valid (checks, triggers)
What do you dislike about the product?
I somewhat dislike the necessity to setup and use pgbouncer or similar, I would have better preferred everything to be available in a single package.

Also, optimizing performance for my needs has been a tedious process.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Good support by other users, many nice features provided by the database.

The PostgreSQL software is very mature:

Whenever there were any problems, I knew that root cause has been me and not this great software.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
PostgreSQL is great.

There are lot of docs and friendly users out there.

    Daniel S.

Secure and easy to use database

  • December 18, 2015
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What do you like best about the product?
Powerfull and stable db engine, it's cross platform, a great support for business, it has many administrative tools and extensive documentation.
What do you dislike about the product?
Actually nothing specific, maybe the fact that it's less mature that its contraparts dbm therefor it has less popularity in market carring a little bit resistence to use as principal dbm in actually projects.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Web apps and projects with tons of data that must be processed.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Read the documentation prior to use this, as simple and related to sql as it might look, you might find yourself bumping into some new functionalities that will require you to use them proper in order to configure and use the tool the way its mean to be.

    Daniel B.

A stable, powerful, feature-rich and fast database

  • March 14, 2014
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What do you like best about the product?
One of PostgreSQL's best features is strong adherence to the ANSI-SQL:2008 standard, which makes it a very comfortable choice when switching from other database systems. It's open source, well maintained, industry proven and battle-hardened, with a rich set of features that I could not begin to list here. I've consistently been impressed by its extensibility, stability, and robust set of built-in functions, including handy cryptographic functions. I make regular use of nested transactions, wide language support for stored procedures, and complex subquery expressions. This is a powerful tool suitable for a wide variety of application domains, and it is well supported in every major programming language with drivers and connectors. A plethora of tools exist to interact with your PostgreSQL databases, from command line to powerful GUI tools suitable for both experienced and novice users.
What do you dislike about the product?
Configuring PostgreSQL instances can be challenging, and is not to be entertained by the layman. If you can, find an experienced DBA to handle configuration of your instances or cluster, unless you have a very competent system/database administrator in-house. It will work just fine out-of-the-box, but more demanding integrations require configuration tweaking.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We migrated from Oracle to PostgreSQL, saving significantly on licensing costs with no loss in performance or features. Since that switch, we have used PostgreSQL as our data backplane for every new product initiative with great success and no insurmountable difficulties.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Consider PostgreSQL early in your RDBMS search. Every major and minor release adds significant functionality -- this is a living, breathing, growing product that will almost certainly address your needs.

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