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EDB Postgres Advanced Server vs Postgres Pro

EDB Postgres Advanced Server: EnterpriseDB's PostgreSQL with deep Oracle compatibility: PL/SQL packages, DBMS_* and TDE. Postgres Pro: Russian commercial PostgreSQL distribution with multimaster, 64-bit XIDs and compressed storage.

key differences

  • Only EDB Postgres Advanced Server has vector search, encryption at rest.

choose edb-postgres-advanced-server for

  • +Migrating Oracle applications to Postgres
  • +Regulated workloads needing TDE and auditing
  • +Enterprises wanting vendor-backed Postgres with 24x7 support
  • +Always-on clusters with EDB Postgres Distributed

best at · OLTP, Geo, Search

choose postgres-pro for

  • +Russian government and banking systems
  • +Oracle replacement under import-substitution programs
  • +Very large OLTP databases hitting XID wraparound limits
  • +HA clusters with synchronous multimaster

best at · OLTP, Geo, Search

EDB Postgres Advanced ServerEnterpriseDB's PostgreSQL with deep Oracle compatibility: PL/SQL packages, DBMS_* and TDE.
Postgres ProRussian commercial PostgreSQL distribution with multimaster, 64-bit XIDs and compressed storage.
overview
Primary model
Relational
Relational
Also supports
Document, Spatial
Document, Spatial
Type
Database engine
Database engine
Status
Active
Active
Developer
EnterpriseDB (EDB)
Postgres Professional
First release
2005
2016
Latest version
18.6 (Aug 13, 2026)
Enterprise 18.6.0 (Aug 20, 2026)
License
ProprietaryEDB commercial subscription
ProprietaryPostgres Pro commercial license
Free tier
—
—
popularity
WhichDB Score
12.9
0.0
Rank
#260
#794
GitHub stars
–
–
Stack Overflow questions
105
–
scale & guarantees
Comfortable data size
Large (≤ 1 PB)
Large (≤ 1 PB)
Horizontal scaling
Addon
Addon
Multi-region
Active active
Active active
ACID
Full
Full
Consistency
Strong, Eventual
Strong
Schema
Strict
Strict
Architecture
Single node, Primary replica, Multi primary, Client server
Single node, Primary replica, Multi primary, Client server
deployment
Self-hosted
✓
✓
Vendor-managed cloud
✓
—
Serverless
—
—
Embedded
—
—
Edge
—
—
Clouds
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
–
capabilities
Transactions
✓
✓
Joins
✓
✓
Secondary indexes
✓
✓
Full-text search
✓
✓
Vector search
✓
—
Geospatial
✓
✓
JSON
✓
✓
Change data capture
✓
✓
Triggers
✓
✓
Stored procedures
✓
✓
Materialized views
✓
✓
TTL / expiry
—
—
Pub/Sub
✓
✓
Columnar storage
—
—
In-memory
—
—
Durable persistence
✓
✓
Compression
✓
✓
Encryption at rest
✓
—
Role-based access
✓
✓
Time travel
—
—
Branching
—
—
Online schema changes
✓
✓
Streaming ingest
—
—
Offline sync
—
—
Runs in WebAssembly
—
—
interfaces
Query languages
SQL, PL/pgSQL, SPL (Oracle-compatible PL/SQL)
SQL, PL/pgSQL
Client languages
C, Java, Python, .NET, JavaScript, Go, PHP
C, Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, C#, PHP
Best for
OLTP, Geo, Search
OLTP, Geo, Search
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EDB Postgres Advanced Server vs Postgres Pro: FAQ

What is the difference between EDB Postgres Advanced Server and Postgres Pro?

EDB Postgres Advanced Server: EnterpriseDB's PostgreSQL with deep Oracle compatibility: PL/SQL packages, DBMS_* and TDE. Postgres Pro: Russian commercial PostgreSQL distribution with multimaster, 64-bit XIDs and compressed storage. Only EDB Postgres Advanced Server has vector search, encryption at rest.

When should I choose EDB Postgres Advanced Server over Postgres Pro?

Choose EDB Postgres Advanced Server for migrating Oracle applications to Postgres; regulated workloads needing TDE and auditing; and enterprises wanting vendor-backed Postgres with 24x7 support. Choose Postgres Pro for russian government and banking systems; oracle replacement under import-substitution programs; and very large OLTP databases hitting XID wraparound limits.

Is EDB Postgres Advanced Server or Postgres Pro more popular?

EDB Postgres Advanced Server ranks #260 on the WhichDB Score (12.9/100) and Postgres Pro ranks #794 (0.0/100). Popularity is not fit: check the requirements that matter for your project.

Are EDB Postgres Advanced Server and Postgres Pro open source?

No. EDB Postgres Advanced Server is proprietary, closed-source software. License: EDB commercial subscription. No. Postgres Pro is proprietary, closed-source software. License: Postgres Pro commercial license.