PostgreSQL is the fastest growing open source RDBMS according to DB-Engines and has won the hearts of developers three years running (StackOverflow’s Developer Survey 2023, 2024, 2025). 

Behind PostgreSQL is a vibrant community that has globally contributed to the project since 1994, causing its success as a truly adaptive database that can handle just about any use case and earning it the slogan, “Just Use Postgres!”

Challenges such as guaranteeing high availability, simplifying day-to-day operations, preparing for scalable infrastructure, and serving the needs of usually globally distributed users aren’t new in the world of database administration. 

The challenge now has become how to obtain the benefits of a robust open-source platform backed by a thriving community, while still achieving the business needs of having a vendor who can provide certification and support that satisfies security, governance, and reliability requirements. 

That’s where pgEdge Enterprise Postgres, our newest release, provides the best of both worlds - the awesomeness of Postgres, backed by one of the most highly expert teams in the industry – providing a curated and dependable enterprise support experience modern businesses expect to deploy with confidence.

We believe everyone should have access to software for highly available database deployments without high costs and without vendor lock-in. To that end, pgEdge is committed to furthering PostgreSQL’s ability to support highly available, distributed database infrastructure as a participant in the core PostgreSQL community. We are happy to announce that all distributed-ready components of pgEdge Enterprise Postgres and pgEdge Distributed Postgres are now 100% open-source under the permissive PostgreSQL Community License.

Enterprise-Grade Postgres, Out-of-the-Box

pgEdge Enterprise Postgres is an enterprise-grade PostgreSQL distribution that provides everything you need to run Postgres in production without piecing together disparate tools,  by curating essential tools and components into a single unified package. This ensures easy, consistent installation and employment of your database infrastructure along with everything you need to get up and running with a complete, enterprise-ready database environment.

It’s designed to help enterprises:

  • Run mission-critical workloads with confidence. Built-in high availability ensures uptime, while tested, enterprise-grade builds and security patches keep systems reliable and secure.

  • Adopt the latest PostgreSQL releases. Support for PostgreSQL v16 and v17 is included today, with v18 support coming soon, ensuring delivery of the latest  features and community enhancements.

  • Leverage enterprise-class extensions. Out-of-the-box support for pgAudit, pgBackrest, pgBouncer, PostGIS, pgVector, and more means you have advanced monitoring, auditing, backup, pooling, and analytics capabilities built in.

  • Simplify management and monitoring. Browser and desktop-based GUI management with pgAdmin makes administration straightforward, while curated defaults and performance tuning help teams accelerate deployments.

  • Prepare for distributed workloads. pgEdge Enterprise Postgres is “distributed-ready” with built-in support for the Spock multi-master logical replication extension, Large Object Logical Replication (LOLOR), and Snowflake Sequences, making it simple to scale from single-node to distributed or multi-region deployments, at any time. Near-zero downtime major version upgrades are possible out-of-the-box to help you meet high availability requirements, and traditional instructions for running zero-downtime upgrades fully apply.

  • Deploy anywhere. Choose the model that fits your environment.

    • VM Edition (available now) for on-premises or cloud VMs.

    • Container Edition (Q4 release - coming soon!) for Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker/Docker Swarm.

In short: pgEdge Enterprise Postgres gives you a faster path to secure, flexible and scalable Postgres, on your terms.

Improve Reliability and Scale of your Enterprise Applications

The real value of pgEdge Enterprise Postgres lies in its ability to help organizations grow without compromise.

  • Reduce risk: Pre-tested builds and trusted PostgreSQL extensions lower operational complexity and help teams avoid costly downtime.

  • Improve agility: Accelerate time-to-production by starting out with a single package that includes monitoring, advanced backup capabilities, support for high availability up to 99.999%, and more by default.

  • Scale seamlessly: Start with a single instance, add replicas for high availability, and grow to globally distributed deployments, all without changing platforms.

  • Stay supported: Subscriptions include 24×7×365 global support from seasoned Postgres experts with decades of experience and direct contributions to the PostgreSQL community, with optional Forward Deployed Engineer services for dedicated assistance.

For teams supporting business-critical workloads, pgEdge Enterprise Postgres delivers peace of mind, future-proof scalability, and freedom from vendor lock-in.

All pgEdge Components Are Now Fully Open Source

From this point forward, all pgEdge database server components are now fully open-sourced under the OSI-approved PostgreSQL License.

This includes:

  • Spock – multi-master logical replication, enabling true active-active deployments.

  • LOLOR – Large Object Logical Replication for advanced replication scenarios.

  • Snowflake Sequences – sequence support for distributed and high-scale applications.

These projects are now available under one of the most permissive open source licenses in the industry. The move ensures:

  • Transparency: All source code is publicly available on GitHub.

  • Community alignment: Contributions flow freely back to the PostgreSQL ecosystem.

  • Freedom of choice: Organizations can deploy pgEdge technology without licensing restrictions or lock-in.

Get Started with pgEdge Enterprise Postgres

pgEdge Enterprise Postgres VM Edition is available immediately as part of a paid subscription, which includes tested builds, security updates released the same-day as the core PostgreSQL project, and 24x7x365 enterprise support. A pre-built, containerized version of pgEdge Enterprise Postgres, ideal for development, testing, and evaluation use is also available for download. pgEdge Enterprise Postgres - Container Edition with Kubernetes Operator support is targeted for release in Q4.  

Learn more and try pgEdge Enterprise Postgres for free - www.pgedge.com/get-started 

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