awesome-postgres
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A curated list of awesome PostgreSQL software, libraries, tools and resources, inspired by awesome-mysql
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A curated collection of resources and tools for managing and optimizing PostgreSQL databases.
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Contents / High-Availability
BDR
BiDirectional Replication - a multimaster replication system for PostgreSQL
Patroni
Template for PostgreSQL HA with ZooKeeper or etcd
Stolon
PostgreSQL HA based on Consul or etcd, with Kubernetes integration
pglookout
Replication monitoring and failover daemon
repmgr
Open-source tool suite to manage replication and failover in a cluster of PostgreSQL servers
- Slony-I
"Master to multiple slaves" replication system with cascading and failover
PAF
PostgreSQL Automatic Failover: High-Availibility for Postgres, based on Pacemaker and Corosync
SkyTools
Replication tools, including PgQ, a queuing system, and Londiste, a replication system a bit simpler to manage than Slony
Contents / Backups
- Barman
Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL by 2ndQuadrant
OmniPITR
Advanced WAL File Management Tools for PostgreSQL
pg_probackup
– A fork of pg_arman, improved by @PostgresPro, supports incremental backups, backups from replica, multithreaded backup and restore, and anonymous backup without archive command
- pgBackRest
Reliable PostgreSQL Backup & Restore
pg_back
pg_back is a simple backup script
pghoard
Backup and restore tool for cloud object stores (AWS S3, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenStack Swift)
wal-e
(obsolete) - Simple Continuous Archiving for PostgreSQL to S3, Azure, or Swift by Heroku
wal-g
The successor of WAL-E rewritten in Go. Currently supports cloud object storage services by AWS (S3), Google Cloud (GCS), Azure, as well as OpenStack Swift, MinIO, and file system storages. Supports block-level incremental backups, offloading backup tasks to a standby server, provides parallelization and throttling options. In addition to Postgres, WAL-G can be used for MySQL and MongoDB databases
- pitrery
pitrery is a set of Bash scripts to manage Point In Time Recovery (PITR) backups for PostgreSQL
Contents / GUI
- Adminer
Full-featured database management tool written in PHP
- Beekeeper Studio
Free and open source SQL client with a modern UI and great Postgres support. Cross platform
- Chartbrew
Create live dashboards, charts, and client reports from PostgreSQL data. Features a query tool that works with SQL
- Count
Web-based analytics platform with a notebook interface which connects to PostgreSQL (Commercial Software)
- DataGrip
IDE with advanced tool sets and good cross-platform experience (Commercial Software)
- Datazenit
Web-based PostgreSQL GUI (Commercial Software)
- DataRow
Cross-platform SQL Client for Amazon Redshift: Simple, Effortless, Extensible
- DBeaver
Universal Database Manager with excellent support for PostgreSQL
- dbglass
Cross-platform desktop client for PostgreSQL, built with Electron
- Holistics
Online cross platform database management tool and SQL query reporting GUI with strong PostgreSQL support (Commercial Software)
- JackDB
Web-based SQL query interface (Commercial Software)
- Metabase
Simple dashboards, charts and query tool for PostgreSQL
- Numeracy
Fast SQL editor with charts and dashboards for PostgreSQL (Commercial Software)
- OmniDB
Open Source Collaborative Environment For Database Management
- pgAdmin
PostgreSQL Administration and Management GUI
- pgModeler
pgModeler is an open-source PostgreSQL Database Modeler
pgweb
Web-based PostgreSQL database browser written in Go
phpPgAdmin
The Premier Web Based Administration Tool for PostgreSQL
Postbird
PostgreSQL Client for macOS
- PostgresCompare
Cross-platform database comparison and deployment tool (Commercial Software)
- Postico
Modern PostgreSQL Client for macOS (Commercial Software)
- PSequel
Clean and simple interface to perform common PostgreSQL tasks quickly (Commercial Software)
- SQL Tabs
Cross Platform Desktop Client for PostgreSQL written in JS
- SQLPro for Postgres
Simple, powerful PostgreSQL manager for macOS (Commercial Software)
temBoard
Web-based PostgreSQL GUI and monitoring
- TablePlus
Native App which let you edit database and structure. High-end security ensured (Commercial Software)
- Valentina Studio
Cross-platform database administration tool (Free/Commercial)
- DbGate
The Smartest (no)SQL Database Client
Contents / Distributions
- Postgres.app
The Easiest Way to Get Started with PostgreSQL on macOS
- PostgreSql.Binaries.Lite
Minimum set of Windows binaries of the PostgreSQL database. Also made available through NuGet
Contents / CLI
atlas
Atlas is a tool for managing and migrating database schemas using modern DevOps principles
pgcli
Postgres CLI with autocompletion and syntax highlighting
pgsh
Branch your PostgreSQL Database like Git
- psql
The built-in PostgreSQL CLI client
psql2csv
Run a query in psql and output the result as CSV
- nancy
The Nancy CLI is a unified way to manage automated database experiments either in clouds or on-premise
schemaspy
SchemaSpy is a JAVA JDBC-compliant tool for generating your database to HTML documentation, including Entity Relationship diagrams
Contents / Server
- Postgres-XL
Scalable Open Source PostgreSQL-based Database Cluster
- AgensGraph
Powerful graph database based on the PostgreSQL
- Greenplum Database
Open source fork of PostgreSQL for large data volumes
- YugabyteDB
Open Source Distributed SQL using a fork of PostgreSQL on top of distributed storage and transaction
Contents / Monitoring
check_pgactivity
check_pgactivity is designed to monitor PostgreSQL clusters from Nagios. It offers many options to measure and monitor useful performance metrics
Check_postgres
Nagios check_postgres plugin for checking status of PostgreSQL databases
Instrumental
Real-time performance monitoring, including for ease of setup (Commercial Software)
libzbxpgsql
Comprehensive PostgreSQL monitoring module for Zabbix
PMM
Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) is a Free and Open Source platform for monitoring and managing PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB
Pome
Pome stands for PostgreSQL Metrics. Pome is a PostgreSQL Metrics Dashboard to keep track of the health of your database
- pgmetrics
pgmetrics is an open-source, zero-dependency, single-binary tool that can collect a lot of information and statistics from a running PostgreSQL server and display it in easy-to-read text format or export it as JSON and CSV for scripting
pg_view
Open-source command-line tool that shows global system stats, per-partition information, memory stats and other information
pgwatch2
Flexible and easy to get started PostgreSQL metrics monitor focusing on Grafana dashboards
- pgbench
Run a benchmark test on PostgreSQL
- opm.io
Open PostgreSQL Monitoring is a free software suite designed to help you manage your PostgreSQL servers. It can gather stats, display dashboards and send warnings when something goes wrong
- okmeter.io
Commercial SaaS agent-based monitoring with a very detailed PostgreSQL plugin. It automatically gathers 100s of stats, displays dashboards on every aspect and sends alerts when something goes wrong (Commercial Software)
dexter
The automatic indexer for Postgres. Detects slow queries and creates indexes if configured to do so
Contents / Extensions
Citus
Scalable PostgreSQL cluster for real-time workloads
cstore_fdw
Columnar store for analytics with PostgreSQL
- cyanaudit
Cyan Audit provides in-database logging of all DML activity on a column-by-column basis
pg_analytics
pg_analytics is an extension that accelerates analytical query processing inside Postgres to a performance level comparable to dedicated OLAP databases
pg_lakehouse
pg_lakehouse is an extension that transforms Postgres into an analytical query engine over object stores like AWS S3/GCS and table formats like Delta Lake/Iceberg
pg_search
pg_search is a PostgreSQL extension that enables full-text search over SQL tables using the BM25 algorithm, the state-of-the-art ranking function for full-text search
pg_cron
Run periodic jobs in PostgreSQL
pglogical
Extension that provides logical streaming replication
pg_partman
Partition management extension for PostgreSQL
pg_paxos
Basic implementation of Paxos and Paxos-based table replication for a cluster of PostgreSQL nodes
pg_shard
Extension to scale out real-time reads and writes
- PGStrom
Extension to offload CPU intensive workloads to GPU
- pgxn
PostgreSQL Extension Network - central distribution point for many open-source PostgreSQL extensions
- PipelineDB
A PostgreSQL extension that runs SQL queries continuously on streams, incrementally storing results in tables
plpgsql_check
Extension that allows to check plpgsql source code
- PostGIS
Spatial and Geographic objects for PostgreSQL
PG_Themis
Postgres binding as extension for crypto library Themis, providing various security services on PgSQL's side
zomboDB
Extension that enables efficient full-text searching via the use of indexes backed by Elasticsearch
pgMemento
Provides an audit trail for your data inside a PostgreSQL database using triggers and server-side functions written in PL/pgSQL
- TimescaleDB
Open-source time-series database fully compatible with Postgres, distributed as extension
- pgTAP
Database testing framework for Postgres
HypoPG
HypoPG provides hypothetical/virtual indexes feature
pgRouting
pgRouting extends the PostGIS/PostgreSQL geospatial database to provide geospatial routing and other network analysis functionality
- PGroonga
PGroonga provides a new index access method that uses Groonga allowing super fast full text search feature against all languages
- PGAudit
The PostgreSQL Audit Extension (or pgaudit) provides detailed session and/or object audit logging via the standard logging facility provided by PostgreSQL
- PostgresML
Machine learning and AI inside your database, including vectors, LLMs, and classic ML. Train, predict and manage the entire lifecycle of machine learning models using only SQL
Contents / Optimization
pg_flame
A flamegraph generator for query plans
PgHero
PostgreSQL insights made easy
- pgMustard
A modern user interface for , that also provides performance tips (Commercial Software)
pgtune
PostgreSQL configuration wizard
pgtune
Online version of PostgreSQL configuration wizard
pgconfig.org
PostgreSQL Online Configuration Tool (also based on pgtune)
- PoWA
PostgreSQL Workload Analyzer gathers performance stats and provides real-time charts and graphs to help monitor and tune your PostgreSQL servers
pg_web_stats
Web UI to view pg_stat_statements
TimescaleDB Tune
a program for tuning a TimescaleDB database to perform its best based on the host's resources such as memory and number of CPUs
- Metis
Metis provides observability and performance tuning for SQL databases including PostgreSQL. (Commercial Software)
Contents / Utilities
- apgdiff
Compares two database dump files and creates output with DDL statements that can be used to update old database schema to new one
ERAlchemy
ERAlchemy generates Entity Relation (ER) diagram from databases
Hasura GraphQL Engine
Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on Postgres with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events
ldap2pg
Synchronize roles and privileges from YML and LDAP
mysql-postgresql-converter
Lanyrd's MySQL to PostgreSQL conversion script
- ora2pg
Perl module to export an Oracle database schema to a PostgreSQL compatible schema
pg_activity
top like application for PostgreSQL server activity monitoring
pg-formatter
A PostgreSQL SQL syntax beautifier (Node.js)
- pganalyze
PostgreSQL Performance Monitoring (Commercial Software)
pgbadger
Fast PostgreSQL Log Analyzer
- PgBouncer
Lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL
pgCenter
Provides convenient interface to various statistics, management task, reloading services, viewing log files and canceling or terminating database backends
pg_chameleon
Real time replica from MySQL to PostgreSQL with optional type override migration and migration capabilities
pgclimb
Export data from PostgreSQL into different data formats
pg_docs_bot
Browser extension to redirect PostgreSQL docs links to the current version
pgfutter
Import CSV and JSON into PostgreSQL the easy way
- PGInsight
CLI tool to easily dig deep inside your PostgreSQL database
pg_insights
Convenient SQL for monitoring Postgres database health
pgloader
Loads data into PostgreSQL using the COPY streaming protocol, and does so with separate threads for reading and writing data
pgMonitor
Postgres metrics collection and visualization that can be deployed to bare metal, virtual machines, or Kubernetes
- pgpool-II
Middleware that provides connection pooling, replication, load balancing and limiting exceeding connections
pgspot
Spot vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL extension scripts
pgsync
Tool to sync PostgreSQL data to your local machine
PGXN client
Command line tool to interact with the PostgreSQL Extension Network
postgresql-metrics
Tool that extracts and provides metrics for your PostgreSQL database
PostgREST
Serves a fully RESTful API from any existing PostgreSQL database
pREST
Serve a RESTful API from any PostgreSQL database (Golang)
PostGraphile
Instant GraphQL API or GraphQL schema for your PostgreSQL database
yoke
PostgreSQL high-availability cluster with auto-failover and automated cluster recovery
pglistend
A lightweight PostgresSQL / daemon built on top of
ZSON
PostgreSQL extension for transparent JSONB compression
- pg_bulkload
It's a high speed data loading utility for PostgreSQL
pg_migrate
Manage PostgreSQL codebases and make VCS simple
sqitch
Tool for managing versioned schema deployment
pgmigrate
CLI tool to evolve schema migrations, developed by Yandex
pgcmp
Tool to compare database schemas, with capability to accept some persistent differences
pg-differ
Tool for easy initialization / updating of the structure of PostgreSQL tables, migration alternative (Node.js)
sqlcheck
Automatically detects common SQL anti-patterns. Such anti-patterns often slow down queries. Addressing them will, therefore, help accelerate queries
- postgres-checkup
a new-generation diagnostics tool that allows users to collect deep analysis of the health of a Postgres database
- ScaffoldHub.io
Generate fullstack PostgreSQL apps with Angular, Vue or React (Commercial Software)
Contents / Language bindings
Postmodern
Common Lisp:
clj-postgresql
Clojure:
postgrex
Elixir:
pq
Go: ,
- postgresql-simple
Haskell:
Npgsql
.Net/.Net Core:
node-postgres
Node: , , , ,
- DBD-Pg
Perl:
- Pomm
PHP: ,
- psycopg2
Python: ,
pg
Ruby:
rust-postgresql
Rust: ,
luapgsql
Lua:
Contents / PaaS (PostgreSQL as a Service)
- Aiven PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL as a service in AWS, Azure, DigitalOcean, Google Cloud and UpCloud; plans range from $19/month single node instances to large highly-available setups, free trial for two weeks
- Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for PostgreSQL
- Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Azure Database for PostgreSQL provides fully managed, enterprise-ready community PostgreSQL database as a service. It provides builtin HA, elastic scaling and native integration with Azure ecosystem
- Crunchy Bridge
Fully managed Postgres from the Postgres experts. Available across all major cloud providers: Amazon AWS, Google GCP, Microsoft Azure. No lock-in with full super-user support
- Database Labs
Get a production-ready cloud PostgreSQL server in minutes, from $20 a month Backups, monitoring, patches, and 24/7 tech support all included
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases
Fully managed PostgreSQL databases. No free plan. Starting at $15/mo. Daily backups with point-in-time recovery. Standby nodes with auto-failover
- Google Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL
Fully-managed database service that makes it easy to set up, maintain, manage, and administer your PostgreSQL relational databases on Google Cloud Platform
- Heroku Postgres
Plans from free to huge, operated by PostgreSQL experts. Does not require running your app on Heroku. Free plan includes 10,000 rows, 20 connections, up to two backups, and has PostGIS support
- Render Managed PostgreSQL
Secure, reliable, and completely hands-off managed PostgreSQL. Encryption at rest, automated backups, and expandable SSD storage included in all plans. Plans start at $7 per month for 256MB RAM and 1GB storage (free for first 90 days)
- Scaleway Managed Database
Fully managed PostgreSQL databases with HA, scaling, and automated backups, hosted in the EU. Starting at €10 per month
- Supabase
Fully managed Postgres with read replicas, point-in-time-recovery, support packages, browser based GUI, and a generous free tier
- Neon
Fully managed serverless PostgreSQL. Neon separates storage and compute to offer modern developer features such as serverless, branching, bottomless storage, and more
Contents / Docker images
- citusdata/citus
Citus official images with citus extensions. Based on the official Postgres container
- mdillon/postgis
PostGIS 2.3 on Postgres 9. Based on the official Postgres container
- paradedb/paradedb
ParadeDB is Postgres for Search and Analytics. Based on the Bitnami Postgres container with pg_search and pg_analytics Postgres extensions
- postgres
Official postgres container (from Docker)
Resources / Tutorials
- Backup and recover a PostgreSQL DB using wal-e
Tutorial about setting up continuous archiving in PostgreSQL using wal-e
- PG Casts
Free weekly PostgreSQL screencasts by Hashrocket
- Postgres Guide
Guide designed as an aid for beginners and experienced users to find specific tips and explore tools available within PostgreSQL
- PostgreSQL Exercises
Site to make it easy to learn PostgreSQL by doing exercises
- tutorialspoint PostgreSQL tutorial
Very extensive collection of tutorials on PostgreSQL
postgresDBSamples
A collection of sample postgres schemas
- PostgreSQL Primer for Busy People
A collection of the most common commands used in PostgreSQL
pg-utils
Useful DBA tools by Data Egret
Resources / Blogs
- Planet PostgreSQL
Blog aggregation service for PostgreSQL
- Craig Kerstiens PostgreSQL posts
Set of posts on PostgreSQL cool features, tips and tricks
- Database Soup
Josh Berkus' blog
- select * from depesz;
Hubert Lubaczewski's blog
- Metis Blog
Set of posts on PostgreSQL, SQL databases, performance, and tuning
Resources / Articles
Resources / Books
Resources / Documentation
Resources / Newsletters
- Postgres Weekly
Weekly newsletter that contains articles, news, and repos relevant to PostgreSQL
Resources / Videos
- Citus Data Youtube channel
Citus related videos
- EnterpriseDB Youtube channel
EnterpriseDB related videos
- Postgres Conference Youtube channel
Conference videos
- Scaling Postgres
Postgres video blog series by Creston Jamison
Resources / Community
- Mailing lists
Official mailing lists for Postgres for support, outreach, and more. One of the primary channels of communication in the Postgres community
- Reddit
A reddit community for PostgreSQL users with over 12000 users
- Slack
Slack channel for Postgres with over 7000 users
- Russian
Telegram - Several groups for PostgreSQL in different languages: >4200 people, >2300 people, ~1000 people, >750 people
- #postgresql on Freenode
The most popular IRC channel about Postgres on Freenode with over 1000 users
Resources / Roadmaps
- PostgreSQL Roadmap
A roadmap providing step wise guide to PostgreSQL
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