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At a Glance
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Star Rating
(656)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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SingleStore
SingleStore
Star Rating
(118)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SingleStore
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that PostgreSQL excels in data schema management with a score of 9.2, while SingleStore slightly outperforms it with a score of 9.3, indicating that SingleStore may offer more advanced features for structuring data.
  • Reviewers mention that SingleStore has a superior query optimizer, scoring 9.1 compared to PostgreSQL's 8.6, which suggests that users may experience faster query performance and efficiency when using SingleStore.
  • G2 users highlight that SingleStore's advanced indexing capabilities, scoring 9.0, provide better performance for complex queries compared to PostgreSQL's score of 8.8, making it a preferred choice for applications requiring high-speed data retrieval.
  • Users on G2 report that SingleStore's disaster recovery features are rated higher at 8.8, compared to PostgreSQL's 8.6, indicating that SingleStore may offer more robust solutions for data protection and recovery.
  • Reviewers say that PostgreSQL has a strong reputation for data types, scoring 9.2, but SingleStore closely follows with a score of 9.3, suggesting that both databases are versatile, though SingleStore may have a slight edge in supporting diverse data formats.
  • Users report that SingleStore's overall ease of use is rated higher at 8.7 compared to PostgreSQL's 8.5, which may make SingleStore a more user-friendly option for teams looking to minimize the learning curve.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PostgreSQL
No pricing available
SingleStore
No pricing available
Free Trial
PostgreSQL
No trial information available
SingleStore
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
536
8.9
99
Ease of Use
8.5
541
8.7
98
Ease of Setup
8.3
270
8.4
59
Ease of Admin
8.1
245
8.1
58
Quality of Support
7.9
432
8.7
90
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
194
8.8
52
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
523
8.6
89
Features by Category
8.9
498
9.0
81
Management
9.1
114
9.3
28
9.1
112
9.4
29
9.1
100
9.0
23
8.9
103
8.8
23
Support
8.6
106
8.6
23
9.1
117
9.3
25
9.1
103
8.7
22
9.0
106
8.8
18
Security
8.7
107
8.5
19
8.9
109
8.9
19
8.6
101
8.6
19
8.9
104
8.9
20
Performance
8.5
99
8.8
20
8.8
105
9.0
22
8.6
102
8.8
23
8.7
104
9.0
23
8.6
102
9.1
24
Database Features
9.0
453
9.0
70
9.0
458
9.2
69
9.0
461
8.9
69
8.6
443
9.1
68
8.7
432
8.9
61
8.8
446
8.8
66
9.0
453
9.1
70
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Indexing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Filters
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time Analytic DatabaseHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Query latency
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data latency
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Connectors
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scale
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Architecture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
SingleStore
SingleStore
PostgreSQL and SingleStore are categorized as Relational Databases
Unique Categories
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL has no unique categories
SingleStore
SingleStore is categorized as Real-time Analytic Database and Vector Database
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
30.3%
SingleStore
SingleStore
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
37.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
24.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
37.7%
Reviewers' Industry
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Information Technology and Services
27.4%
Computer Software
22.7%
Internet
4.4%
Financial Services
4.2%
Telecommunications
2.9%
Other
38.4%
SingleStore
SingleStore
Information Technology and Services
21.9%
Computer Software
18.4%
Financial Services
12.3%
Internet
7.0%
Banking
6.1%
Other
34.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Daniel B.
DB
Daniel B.
Verified User in Computer Software

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...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Gennady G.
GG
Gennady G.
Verified User in Internet

Replication, at least in 2006-2007 was slony and log-shipping. Slony would fail to create new replicas after about 100 gigs on somewhat serious enterprise hardware due to it recreating the database via a pg_dump method which obviously stops working after...

SingleStore
SingleStore
Most Helpful Favorable Review
JA
Juzer A.
Verified User in Banking

Accessing and Loading relational data into tables is pretty efficient, reliable and fast. Having Singlestore employee as a consultant in the organisation helped us get answers from Singlestore to resolve a lot of minor issues and questions we had with this...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Utilities
GU
Verified User in Utilities

It's unusable as ANSI compliant SQL server. Single and simple insert, update and delete do not work. Data can be loaded faster if it is in perfectly formatted CSV file. It frequently runs out of memory. We have 3 nodes with 2 aggregates with total of 160GB...

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PostgreSQL
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SingleStore
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Discussions
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL Discussions
What are the advantages and disadvantages of PostgreSQL?
2 Comments
Alexandre G.
AG
Open Source: PostgreSQL is free and open-source software, meaning anyone can download, use, and modify it as needed without licensing costs. SQL...Read more
Can we get some video tutorials on usage? Also how do we connect them over cloud ?
1 Comment
Nigel H.
NH
Hey Jay, We use Postgresql on all of our cloud servers. We connect via SSL connections to the specific...Read more
What programs use PostgreSQL?
1 Comment
SingleStore
SingleStore Discussions
What is the relationship between MemSQL and MySQL?
2 Comments
Lisa L.
LL
In fact, mysql is the best tool for working with a database. Therefore, I advise you to go to the site https://www.devart.com/dbforge/mysql/studio/ and...Read more
How to simplify scaling of MemSQL cluster?
1 Comment
FS
This question does seem particularly pertinent to microservices, as you are more likely to have multiple data stores. There are several parts to the answer....Read more
Can we Use Amazon Kinesis to ingest data into memsql
1 Comment
FS
The answer should certainly be yes, for most use cases. Kinesis is mentioned in this blog post: https://www.memsql.com/content/kafka/. For specifics, please...Read more