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Epsio vs Readyset

Epsio: An incremental view engine that keeps complex SQL results fresh inside your existing Postgres or MySQL. Readyset: A wire-compatible SQL cache for Postgres and MySQL that keeps cached queries fresh from replication.

key differences

  • Licensing: Epsio is proprietary (Commercial license); Readyset is source-available (Business Source License 1.1).
  • Horizontal scaling is none in Epsio and manual in Readyset.
  • Transactions: Epsio offers limited ACID; Readyset offers none.
  • Only Epsio has streaming ingest.
  • Only Readyset has in-memory, durable persistence.

choose epsio for

  • +Speeding up slow dashboards and reports on OLTP Postgres
  • +Replacing REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW cron jobs
  • +Maintaining denormalized tables automatically

best at · Real-time analytics, Streaming, Cache

choose readyset for

  • +Offloading repetitive read queries from Postgres or MySQL
  • +Replacing Redis-based query caches with automatic invalidation
  • +Scaling read-heavy SaaS dashboards

best at · Cache, OLTP

overview
Primary model
Relational
Relational
Also supports
–
–
Type
Database engine
Database engine
Status
Active
Active
Developer
Epsio Ltd.
ReadySet, Inc.
First release
2023
2022
Latest version
–
stable-261022 (Oct 22, 2026)
License
ProprietaryCommercial license
Source-availableBusiness Source License 1.1
Free tier
✓
✓
popularity
WhichDB Score
0.0
12.7
Rank
#727
#264
GitHub stars
–
5.3K
Stack Overflow questions
–
–
scale & guarantees
Comfortable data size
Medium (≤ 10 TB)
Medium (≤ 10 TB)
Horizontal scaling
None
Manual
Multi-region
None
None
ACID
Limited
None
Consistency
Eventual
Eventual
Schema
Strict
Strict
Architecture
Single node, Client server
Single node, Client server
deployment
Self-hosted
✓
✓
Vendor-managed cloud
—
✓
Serverless
—
—
Embedded
—
—
Edge
—
—
Clouds
AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
AWS
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
SQL
Client languages
Any Postgres/MySQL driver
Any Postgres/MySQL driver
Best for
Real-time analytics, Streaming, Cache
Cache, OLTP

Epsio vs Readyset: FAQ

What is the difference between Epsio and Readyset?

Epsio: An incremental view engine that keeps complex SQL results fresh inside your existing Postgres or MySQL. Readyset: A wire-compatible SQL cache for Postgres and MySQL that keeps cached queries fresh from replication. Licensing: Epsio is proprietary (Commercial license); Readyset is source-available (Business Source License 1.1). Horizontal scaling is none in Epsio and manual in Readyset. Transactions: Epsio offers limited ACID; Readyset offers none.

When should I choose Epsio over Readyset?

Choose Epsio for speeding up slow dashboards and reports on OLTP Postgres; replacing REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW cron jobs; and maintaining denormalized tables automatically. Choose Readyset for offloading repetitive read queries from Postgres or MySQL, replacing Redis-based query caches with automatic invalidation and scaling read-heavy SaaS dashboards.

Is Epsio or Readyset more popular?

Readyset ranks #264 on the WhichDB Score (12.7/100) and Epsio ranks #727 (0.0/100). Popularity is not fit: check the requirements that matter for your project.

Are Epsio and Readyset open source?

No. Epsio is proprietary, closed-source software. License: Commercial license. Not in the OSI sense. Readyset is source-available: you can read the code, but the license restricts some uses, typically offering it as a competing managed service. License: Business Source License 1.1.