PostgreSQL vs Redis

PostgreSQL and Redis are both listed under Databases in the DevPages directory. This page puts the details we hold for each of them side by side.

It does not score them and does not pick a winner. Fields the catalog has no value for say “Not recorded” rather than being filled in with a guess.

PostgreSQL, Redis compared field by field. Values are taken from the DevPages catalog; fields we hold no value for read “Not recorded”.
	PostgreSQL	Redis
Category	Databases	Databases
Pricing model	Open Source	Open Source
Open source	Yes	Yes
GitHub stars	21.8K	76.0K
Key features	ACID compliance and transactions Advanced SQL features and window functions JSON and JSONB data types Full-text search capabilities Geospatial data support with PostGIS Custom data types and functions Streaming replication and high availability Extensive indexing options	In-memory data storage with persistence Rich data structures (strings, lists, sets, hashes) Pub/Sub messaging system Lua scripting support Clustering and high availability Streams for real-time data processing Built-in replication Atomic operations and transactions
Use cases	Web application backends Data warehousing and analytics Geospatial applications Financial and e-commerce systems Content management systems Time-series data storage Multi-tenant applications Enterprise data management	Application caching and session storage Real-time analytics and leaderboards Message queuing and pub/sub systems Rate limiting and API throttling Shopping carts and user sessions Real-time chat applications Geospatial applications Machine learning model serving
Integrations	Django Rails Node.js Java Python Kubernetes Docker Grafana	Node.js Python Java PHP Ruby Docker Kubernetes Spring Boot
Tags	sql relational acid json geospatial full-text-search	in-memory cache key-value pub-sub session-store real-time
Links	Website (opens in a new tab) GitHub (opens in a new tab) Docs (opens in a new tab)	Website (opens in a new tab) GitHub (opens in a new tab) Docs (opens in a new tab)

What each one is

PostgreSQL

Advanced open-source relational database with powerful features

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open-source object-relational database system with a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance. It supports both SQL and JSON querying, making it a versatile choice for modern applications. PostgreSQL offers advanced features like custom data types, full-text search, and geospatial data support.

Full PostgreSQL listing

Redis

In-memory data store used as database, cache, and message broker

Redis is an open-source, in-memory data structure store that can be used as a database, cache, streaming engine, and message broker. It supports various data structures like strings, hashes, lists, sets, and sorted sets. Redis is known for its exceptional performance, making it ideal for high-throughput applications.

Full Redis listing

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PostgreSQL, Redis compared field by field. Values are taken from the DevPages catalog; fields we hold no value for read “Not recorded”.
	PostgreSQL	Redis
Category	Databases	Databases
Pricing model	Open Source	Open Source
Open source	Yes	Yes
GitHub stars	21.8K	76.0K
Key features	ACID compliance and transactions Advanced SQL features and window functions JSON and JSONB data types Full-text search capabilities Geospatial data support with PostGIS Custom data types and functions Streaming replication and high availability Extensive indexing options	In-memory data storage with persistence Rich data structures (strings, lists, sets, hashes) Pub/Sub messaging system Lua scripting support Clustering and high availability Streams for real-time data processing Built-in replication Atomic operations and transactions
Use cases	Web application backends Data warehousing and analytics Geospatial applications Financial and e-commerce systems Content management systems Time-series data storage Multi-tenant applications Enterprise data management	Application caching and session storage Real-time analytics and leaderboards Message queuing and pub/sub systems Rate limiting and API throttling Shopping carts and user sessions Real-time chat applications Geospatial applications Machine learning model serving
Integrations	Django Rails Node.js Java Python Kubernetes Docker Grafana	Node.js Python Java PHP Ruby Docker Kubernetes Spring Boot
Tags	sql relational acid json geospatial full-text-search	in-memory cache key-value pub-sub session-store real-time
Links	Website (opens in a new tab) GitHub (opens in a new tab) Docs (opens in a new tab)	Website (opens in a new tab) GitHub (opens in a new tab) Docs (opens in a new tab)

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