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Postgres vs Heroku Postgres

Postgres

postgres.ai

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Confidence: Low

Postgres the database is a buy for nearly any team . free, battle-tested, proven at OpenAI scale. postgres.ai's paid tooling only makes sense for teams running large Postgres fleets; public evidence on it specifically is thin, so confidence is low.

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Pick Postgres when

  • Production apps of almost any size
  • Teams wanting one proven default database
  • Banks and regulated industries
  • Cost-conscious teams avoiding license fees

When Postgres is not a fit

  • Tiny hobby projects . a managed host or even a spreadsheet is less work
  • Global multi-region write scaling . Postgres wasn't designed for it
  • Teams with no DBA who also refuse to pay for managed hosting
  • Guess: buyers of postgres.ai's tooling . public details on its paid platform are too sparse to verify value

Sources

  1. It's 2026, Just Use Postgresnews.ycombinator.com
    review
  2. Postgres is the only piece of infrastructure that hasn't let me downreddit.com
    review
  3. Postgres for everything, how accurate is this picturereddit.com
    review
  4. PostgreSQL Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Featuresg2.com
    review
  5. Scaling PostgreSQL to power 800 million ChatGPT usersopenai.com
    official
  6. PostgreSQL: The world's most advanced open source databasepostgresql.org
    official
  7. What Is PostgreSQL? Databases Explainedcloud.google.com
    official
  8. CVE-2026-2006: PostgreSQL RCE Vulnerabilitysentinelone.com
    security
  9. 12-Year-Old PostgreSQL Vulnerability Enables Database Server Takeoversecurityweek.com
    security
  10. PostgreSQL 14 EOL Nov 2026: 44 CVEs This Yearherodevs.com
    security
  11. PostgreSQL Hosting Options in 2026: Pricing Comparisonbytebase.com
    news
  12. Product security pagepostgres.ai
    official
  13. Postgres AI - Crunchbase Company Profile & Fundingcrunchbase.com
    news
  14. Neon Postgres Review: Serverless PostgreSQLmedium.com
    review
  15. The limitations of PostgreSQL in financial servicescockroachlabs.com
    news