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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated June 3rd, 2026 # Page 16 - Reviews of PostgreSQL ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 376-400 of 412 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer Solutions Architect | BPM/SOA/EAI Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Database" March 31, 2018 5.0 Pros It's open source, great performance, it has a tool easy to use to manage standard sql queries and access to database Cons Sintax for some complex queries is not easy, configuration is not easy and installation either but it's not designed for an enduser Review Source SF Steve F. Manager Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great full featured relation DB" December 13, 2018 4.0 Pros Great full featured relational DB that offers everything and more than oracle Cons Can't run java stored procedures within the DB Review Source ABS Ahmet Bugra S. Software Support Speclialist Computer Software Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "ABS\_PostgreSQL" November 7, 2022 5.0 I needed to learn to use a database to get the job I wanted and I used it for my training and still work from time to time. It is very easy to learn and has a user-friendly interface Pros I love that it's free, I used it for my education for a long time. has a user-friendly interface Cons Sometimes data does not return when it should. I thought I was filtering wrong. I run it at least 2 times if there is an empty set output. Review Source MB Michael B. IT Manager Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Very compact and stable sql database engine." March 7, 2018 4.0 Pros It is easy to use and integrates with many other software systems. Quick to setup and learn and has good performance. Cons If you do not pay for a support package then you are on your own and have to use forums and help manuals to figure things out. Review Source Aline T. Developer Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "PostgreSQL" April 29, 2020 4.0 I've been using PostgreSQL since my university, I used it within my research for my final paper and also I've used it in my projects and works along with my graduation. Pros PostgreSQL's a great free software and it's very reliable for its features. You can easily manage your data, process them, and so on with efficacity. Plus, it has a great documentation about it. Cons The interface is very poor because it's so old. And also, the running performance it's not the best if you compare it with the others softwares on the market. Review Source RS Rayla S. Software development Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### " good for learning" July 25, 2019 3.0 Pros is a basic sgbd, provides everything needed to create and manage a database Cons Even though it provides everything you need to build a base and manage it, the interface is pretty basic and not intuitive Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Assistant Manager - HR Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Postgresql - we used it in implementing a database with high rate of transactions" April 13, 2019 4.0 Specifically we have introduced Postgresql in one of our project where we used for implementing a database with high rate of transactions, and lot of statistical calculations, which resulted in a lot of data being stored and retrieved in small time. Pros Ability to handle high rate of transactions, enabling Handling a lot of data being stored and retrieved in small time. Ease of migration from an existing database Cons We've had a good experience using postgresql however would advise to enhance the debugging features of the database. Review Source JA Jonathan A. Web Developer Program Development Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Database done right!" April 29, 2019 5.0 Pros It's incredibly fast for running queries Cons The query language may get a bit confusing, it requires some training. It's not really PostGre's fault though... Review Source RR Randall R. President Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "powerful, flexible db mgmt" July 26, 2018 4.0 Pros Quality database management tool with expanding functionality and growing community of users. More functionality than MySQL Cons Documentation and/or community user support can be a bit spotty for some issues. Fairly steep learning curve as far as setup. Web interface for pgAdmin can be glitchy/slow. Review Source NR Neyza R. systems analyst Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Robust and dynamic database, wonderful for large companies" July 12, 2018 5.0 Pros 1\. The syntax is standard and easy to learn. 2. The response speed of the database manager is always the same regardless of the size of the data. 3. it is multiplatform. 4. It works on different platforms such as Linux, Windows, Unix, Solaris and MacOS X. 5. It has enough storage capacity. Cons 1\. Some experience is required to configure it. 2. It consumes more resources than some database managers. 3. It is not really free as some forums say. Review Source AJ Aman J. Student Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Robust and stable" March 16, 2018 4.0 Pros Easy to use and install. Similar to many sql queries and New user can become well acquantied with it easily, Open source and stable. Cons Slower in insertions and deletions.No offline documentation is available. Some commands interpretations is not very implicit and initutuve. Review Source EH El H. Services Sales Consultant Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "PostgreSQL is great for learning SQL" November 7, 2022 5.0 Overall, it's been very positive! Pros I like that it's very user friendly and easy to poke around for beginners. It's also free, so there's no cost barrier. Cons It was difficult for me to install (the process took about an hour), and if you can't remember your master password you have to delete the application and start over. Review Source NC Nick C. Accounts Payable Specialist Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Used in grad level data science courses" November 14, 2017 5.0 Pros PostgreSQL is a good relational database that supports user defined data types. Really nice/helpgul to have documentation publicly available Cons PostgreSQL is not widely used so it can be very difficult to get community support Replication is harder than with MySQL Review Source RM Raul M. Business application developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great choice for small and medium organizations." November 9, 2017 4.0 Pros Relatively small memory use, good performance and easy to learn and use. Good price for the package. Cons The chance to become private like Mysql and others. It can have a better customer support, the server runs on Linux which is not easy for some people. Review Source JM Johameli M. Pasante Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good database manager but a bit annoying" April 11, 2018 4.0 Postgre It's open source and object relational and is fact that installing it on both a Windows and Linux system is easy and fast. Pros PostgreSQL is a good alternative in the open source database it have options to write functions in Python, Java and C. Inclusive its latest releases it has support for JSON. Cons We cannot write our own database engine unlike MySQL, if I don't make this result a lot of errors and it's very very exhausting. Review Source AJ Abhishek J. Student Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "good for querying " April 19, 2018 4.0 Pros it is fast for queries and works better than its counterparts, Have good features to describe indexes and is easy to use. Cons The command line is limited and no much gui tool is available to work with it which makes this limited to command line. Review Source LJ Lori J. Admin Assistant, Data Analyst Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A nice tool for doing basic SQL queries." April 25, 2018 4.0 Pros I like the fact that it's free and open source, fairly easy to use, and not too complicated. It's a nice basic SQL software. Cons It seems a bit dated and not as user-friendly as other softwares. The interface and design could use some work. Review Source VR Valerie R. Associate Analyst Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best database management system" April 11, 2019 5.0 Pros One of the best database management systems. You can easily integrate it and is free to use. Has all the functionality needed. Cons It will take a bit to figure out how to use all the features, could be a bit more user friendly. Review Source Nupur G. Senior Officer Banking Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "good for queries" April 18, 2018 4.0 Pros for backend it is the best software. It have many new features like jsonb that allows the working with json objects very comfortable. Cons This tool is simple ans easy to use but lacks the gui and is purely command based. user have to write everything agin and again and have no data persistence queruies capability Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Event Director Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy to learn and use" March 15, 2018 5.0 Pros Fast, extremely scalable, in active development, complies with SQL standards, and can handle large GIS data sets with PostGIS. Cons 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. Review Source IN INES N. student Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### " I love it, it's similar to Oracle but free. Very good graphic interface and options." March 30, 2018 4.0 I love this database manager, it's incredible. is my favorite when it comes to choosing one for my university jobs to which I must add databases... Pros I really like this database manager because it is easy to use, its graphical interface is comfortable, also the commands through the console are very friendly. Cons Sometimes the way to search files through the console is annoying, the version of pgadmin 4 is unstable. Review Source SA Swapnil A. Territory Manager Automotive Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Database tool" August 20, 2019 5.0 Pros This tool is very easy to use. Whether a search query, data access, join and similar operations can be performed with ease using this tool. This is must have tool while working on a project that requires database backend connectivity. Cons i face connectivity errors and issue most of the time while working with postgresql but online help is available most of the time. Review Source mM mike M. Developer / Analyst Automotive Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Satisfied" June 29, 2022 5.0 Overall very useful and easy to work with and connect with internal apps. Pros easy to connect with our in-house apps that are used for minor tasks. Cons Overall a great product, a slight learning curve compared to other SQL programs. Review Source MA Mokhtar A. Web developer Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Review for postgreSQl" December 6, 2022 5.0 Pros In this database every thing is easy to use it and learn it very fast I Cons I think every thing in this program is very well working Review Source VA Vikas A. Student Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "easy and stable" March 16, 2018 5.0 Pros This is good for well standarised implemenetation of sql queries. Even complex datatypes like jsona nd arrays can also be provided Cons Installation is not easy process. Cluster is not present. Slow operations like count(),sum() become main concern is reliability inspite of speed. 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