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Multigres vs Vitess

Multigres: Alpha-stage, Vitess-inspired sharding, pooling and HA layer for unmodified PostgreSQL, led by Supabase. Vitess: CNCF-graduated sharding and clustering layer that makes a fleet of MySQL servers look like one database.

key differences

  • Vitess is built for larger datasets (Multi-PB) than Multigres (≤ 10 TB).
  • Transactions: Multigres offers full ACID; Vitess offers limited.
  • Only Multigres has vector search, geospatial, triggers, stored procedures.
  • Only Vitess has change data capture, compression, online schema changes.

choose multigres for

  • +Evaluating a future path to shard Postgres without leaving it
  • +Postgres HA and pooling experiments on Kubernetes
  • +Contributing to the next-generation Postgres scaling layer

best at · OLTP

choose vitess for

  • +Scaling a large MySQL application beyond one primary
  • +Multi-tenant SaaS sharded by customer
  • +Consolidating many MySQL databases under one routing layer
  • +Zero-downtime schema migrations on huge tables

best at · OLTP, Metadata, Content

MultigresAlpha-stage, Vitess-inspired sharding, pooling and HA layer for unmodified PostgreSQL, led by Supabase.
VitessCNCF-graduated sharding and clustering layer that makes a fleet of MySQL servers look like one database.
overview
Primary model
Relational
Relational
Also supports
–
Document
Type
Database engine
Database engine
Status
Active
Active
Developer
Supabase (Multigres project)
Vitess Authors (CNCF; maintained largely by PlanetScale)
First release
2026
2012
Latest version
0.1.0 (alpha) (May 30, 2026)
24.0.5 (Oct 13, 2026)
License
Open source (permissive)Apache License 2.0
Open source (permissive)Apache License 2.0
Free tier
✓
✓
popularity
WhichDB Score
12.4
21.2
Rank
#268
#142
GitHub stars
2.7K
21.4K
Stack Overflow questions
–
54
scale & guarantees
Comfortable data size
Medium (≤ 10 TB)
Massive (Multi-PB)
Horizontal scaling
Native
Native
Multi-region
None
Read replicas
ACID
Full
Limited
Consistency
Strong
Strong, Eventual
Schema
Strict
Strict
Architecture
Distributed, Primary replica, Client server
Distributed, Primary replica, Client server
deployment
Self-hosted
✓
✓
Vendor-managed cloud
—
—
Serverless
—
—
Embedded
—
—
Edge
—
—
Clouds
–
–
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
SQL
Client languages
Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, Rust, Ruby, C#
Java, Go, Python, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, C#
Best for
OLTP
OLTP, Metadata, Content
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Multigres vs Vitess: FAQ

What is the difference between Multigres and Vitess?

Multigres: Alpha-stage, Vitess-inspired sharding, pooling and HA layer for unmodified PostgreSQL, led by Supabase. Vitess: CNCF-graduated sharding and clustering layer that makes a fleet of MySQL servers look like one database. Vitess is built for larger datasets (Multi-PB) than Multigres (≤ 10 TB). Transactions: Multigres offers full ACID; Vitess offers limited. Only Multigres has vector search, geospatial, triggers, stored procedures.

When should I choose Multigres over Vitess?

Choose Multigres for evaluating a future path to shard Postgres without leaving it; postgres HA and pooling experiments on Kubernetes; and contributing to the next-generation Postgres scaling layer. Choose Vitess for scaling a large MySQL application beyond one primary, multi-tenant SaaS sharded by customer and consolidating many MySQL databases under one routing layer.

Is Multigres or Vitess more popular?

Vitess ranks #142 on the WhichDB Score (21.2/100) and Multigres ranks #268 (12.4/100). Popularity is not fit: check the requirements that matter for your project.

Are Multigres and Vitess open source?

Yes. Multigres is open source. License: Apache License 2.0. Yes. Vitess is open source. License: Apache License 2.0.