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Developed byPostgreSQL Global Development Group
Founded1996
LicensePostgreSQL License
Open source✓ Open Source
Use caserelational database management system
Technical
API compatible
ANSI SQL
Protocols
ACIDSQLACID transactions
Knowledge graph stats
Claims37
Avg confidence94%
Avg freshness99%
Last updatedUpdated yesterday
WikidataQ18563589
Trust distribution
100% unverified
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PostgreSQL

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Advanced open-source relational database with extensibility and SQL compliance

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supports protocol

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ACID○UnverifiedHighFresh1
SQL○UnverifiedHighFresh1
ACID transactions○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

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relational database management system○UnverifiedHighFresh1
advanced relational database with extensibility, JSON support, and full-text search○UnverifiedHighFresh1

pricing model

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free○UnverifiedHighFresh1

license type

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PostgreSQL License○UnverifiedHighFresh1
PostgreSQL License○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

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used by

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maintained by

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PostgreSQL Global Development Group○UnverifiedHighFresh1

first released

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1996○UnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

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true○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports model

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JSON documents○UnverifiedHighFresh1
ACID transactions○UnverifiedHighFresh1
object-relational database○UnverifiedHighFresh1
JSON○UnverifiedHighFresh1
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MVCC○UnverifiedHighFresh1

api compatible with

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ANSI SQL○UnverifiedHighFresh1

developed by

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PostgreSQL Global Development Group○UnverifiedHighFresh1

competes with

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Microsoft SQL Server○UnverifiedHighFresh1
MySQL○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Oracle Database○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

founded year

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1996○UnverifiedHighFresh1
1986○UnverifiedHighFresh1

based on

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POSTGRES○UnverifiedHighFresh1

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