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PostgreSQL vs Oracle: Difference in Costs, Ease of Use, and Functionality

Oracle Database is a commercial, proprietary multi-model database management system produced by Oracle Corporation, and the largest relational database management system (RDBMS) in the world. One database in particular is causing a huge dent in Oracle’s market share – open source PostgreSQL.

In fact, PostgreSQL is so popular, 11.5% of PostgreSQL users are currently in the process of migrating to the RDBMS, according to the 2019 PostgreSQL Trends Report, an astounding percentage considering this is the 4th most popular database in the world.

I think the phrase ‘PostgreSQL is so popular, 11.5% of PostgreSQL users are currently in the process of migrating to the RDBMS’ is an obvious and unfortunate mistake.

This reference is not just for Oracle to PostgreSQL migrations – 11.5% of PostgreSQL users in general are in the process of migrating to PostgreSQL.