General Overview |
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Feature |
PostgreSQL |
SQL Server (MSSQL) |
Developer |
PostgreSQL Global Development Group |
Microsoft |
License |
Open-source (PostgreSQL License) |
Commercial (Microsoft proprietary) |
Platform |
Cross-platform (Linux, Windows, macOS) |
Primarily Windows, but now supports Linux |
Target Use |
Best for OLTP, OLAP, and Hybrid Workloads |
Best for Enterprise OLTP & BI Workloads |
Cost |
Free |
Paid (Various Editions: Enterprise, Standard, Express,
Developer) |
Installation and Configuration |
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Feature |
PostgreSQL |
SQL Server (MSSQL) |
Installation |
Simple (Can be installed via package managers like apt, yum,
etc.) |
Requires GUI-based installer and licensing setup |
Default Port |
5432 |
1433 |
Configuration |
Configurable via postgresql.conf, pg_hba.conf |
Managed through SSMS (GUI) and sp_configure |
Database Structure |
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Feature |
PostgreSQL |
SQL Server (MSSQL) |
Database Engine |
Object-Relational Database |
Relational Database |
Schema Support |
Yes (Multiple schemas per database) |
Yes (Database-wide schema support) |
Data Storage |
MVCC (Multiversion Concurrency Control) |
Page-based storage with Locking |
Tablespaces |
Yes |
Yes |
Security Features |
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Feature |
PostgreSQL |
SQL Server (MSSQL) |
Authentication |
MD5, SCRAM-SHA-256, LDAP, PAM, SSL, Kerberos |
Windows Authentication, SQL Authentication, Azure AD |
Role-Based Access |
Yes |
Yes |
Row-Level Security |
Yes (Implemented via Policies) |
Yes (Implemented via Security Policies) |
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) |
No (Requires third-party tools) |
Yes (Built-in TDE) |
Backup and Recovery |
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Feature |
PostgreSQL |
SQL Server (MSSQL) |
Backup Types |
Logical (pg_dump), Physical (pg_basebackup) |
Full, Differential, Transaction Log backups |
Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR) |
Yes (WAL Archiving) |
Yes (Transaction Log) |
Replication for HA |
Streaming Replication, Logical Replication, Slony-I |
Always On Availability Groups, Log Shipping, Replication |
Performance and Optimization |
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Feature |
PostgreSQL |
SQL Server (MSSQL) |
Query Optimization |
Cost-based optimizer (Planner) |
Cost-based optimizer |
Indexes Supported |
B-Tree, Hash, GIN, GiST, BRIN |
Clustered, Non-Clustered, Columnstore |
Parallel Query Execution |
Yes (Parallel sequential scans, index scans, aggregations) |
Yes (Parallel query execution supported) |
Partitioning |
Declarative Partitioning |
Table Partitioning (Function-based) |
Materialized Views |
Yes (Refreshable) |
Yes (Requires Manual Refresh) |
High Availability and Replication |
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Feature |
PostgreSQL |
SQL Server (MSSQL) |
Replication Support |
Streaming Replication, Logical Replication |
Transaction Replication, Merge Replication, Snapshot Replication |
Clustering |
Pgpool-II, Patroni |
Always On Failover Cluster |
Failover Mechanism |
Manual or automatic via third-party tools (Patroni) |
Always On Availability Groups |
Monitoring and Maintenance |
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Feature |
PostgreSQL |
SQL Server (MSSQL) |
Monitoring Tools |
pg_stat_statements, pgAdmin, pgBadger |
SQL Server Profiler, Extended Events, Performance Monitor |
Database Health Check |
pg_stat_activity, pg_locks, pg_stat_bgwriter |
sp_who, sp_who2, sys.dm_exec_requests |
Auto Maintenance |
Autovacuum for dead tuple cleanup |
Automatic Statistics Update |
Integration and Extensions |
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Feature |
PostgreSQL |
SQL Server (MSSQL) |
Procedural Languages |
PL/pgSQL, PL/Python, PL/Perl, PL/Tcl |
T-SQL |
JSON Support |
Yes (Native JSONB Storage) |
Yes (JSON Data Type) |
Full-Text Search |
Yes (Built-in Full-Text Search) |
Yes (Integrated FTS) |
NoSQL Features |
Supports JSON, XML, Hstore |
Supports JSON, XML |
Integration with Big Data |
FDW (Foreign Data Wrappers) for Hadoop, MongoDB |
PolyBase for Hadoop, Azure Synapse |
Licensing and Cost |
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Feature |
PostgreSQL |
SQL Server (MSSQL) |
Free Version |
Completely free |
Express Edition (Free but limited) |
Enterprise Features |
Available for free |
Requires Enterprise Edition (Paid) |
Support |
Community Support, Paid Support via Third Parties |
Microsoft Premier Support |
Cloud and DevOps Integration |
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Feature |
PostgreSQL |
SQL Server (MSSQL) |
Cloud Availability |
Available on AWS RDS, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean |
Available on Azure, AWS RDS |
Kubernetes Support |
Yes (CloudNativePG, Patroni) |
Yes (Azure Kubernetes Service) |
CI/CD Integration |
GitHub Actions, Jenkins |
Azure DevOps, SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) |
Use Cases |
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Use Case |
PostgreSQL |
SQL Server (MSSQL) |
Web Applications |
Yes (Open-source, Flexible) |
Yes (Enterprise-ready) |
Banking & Finance |
Yes (ACID-Compliant) |
Yes (High Performance & Compliance) |
Big Data & Analytics |
Yes (Foreign Data Wrappers) |
Yes (PolyBase, Columnstore Indexes) |
Data Warehousing |
Yes |
Yes (Best with Integration Services) |
Which One to Choose? |
Choose
PostgreSQL if: |
You need a free, open-source,
and flexible database. |
You work in a Linux-heavy or
cloud-native environment. |
You need advanced JSON, NoSQL,
and GIS features. |
You want custom extensions and
procedural language support. |
Choose
SQL Server (MSSQL) if: |
You need enterprise-level
support and performance. |
You work in a Microsoft
ecosystem (Azure, Windows Server, .NET). |
You require seamless integration
with SSIS, SSAS, and Power BI. |
You need better GUI-based tools
like SSMS for administration. |
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