Is PostgreSQL dead?
Deaditude Score:
34.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> So stable it makes COBOL look cutting-edge.
*Data last collected: 5 Dec 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
1996
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
103
Answer Rate
54%
Acceptance Rate
27%
Growth
+23%
Recent Questions
Risks of using Java 25 LTS versus Java 21 LTS in a new Spring Boot backend
Answered57 views
javaangularpostgresql
Testcontainer: H2 is still used in test, Domain "TEXT" not found;
Answered50 views
javapostgresqlspring-boot
pgAdmin 4 Query Tool Workspace connection failed FATAL: database "NNNNN" does not exist
Answered50 views
postgresqlpgadminpgadmin-4
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
71,529
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
79
Posts
12.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-10.3%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from PostgreSQL detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 days"Just Use Postgres" book is published. Thanks to the Reddit community for the early feedback!
r/PostgreSQL11 days ago
322(99%)16
PostgreSQL JSONB insert performance: 75% of time spent on server-side parsing - any alternatives?
r/PostgreSQL17 days ago
47(90%)67
Postgres 18 Improvement Highlight: Skip Scan - Breaking Free from the Left-Most Index Limitation
r/PostgreSQL15 days ago
43(100%)1
You should shard your database
r/PostgreSQL19 days ago
36(72%)31
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
11,519🇮🇳India
6,460🇫🇷France
3,197🇩🇪Germany
1,385🇨🇦Canada
1,143🇬🇧United Kingdom
885Market Summary
24,589
Total Jobs
🏢
173,095
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
PostgreSQL is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about PostgreSQL, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
296
Posts
Community Interest
Average points18.0
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Exploring PostgreSQL 18's new UUIDv7 support
1 months ago
282226
Super fast aggregations in PostgreSQL 19
17 days ago
22430
Pipelining in psql (PostgreSQL 18)
2 months ago
16540
Show HN: Open source, logical multi-master PostgreSQL replication
2 months ago
15160
RegreSQL: Regression Testing for PostgreSQL Queries
29 days ago
15138
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried PostgreSQL content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
30
Videos
773.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-52.9%
Average Engagement
25.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering PostgreSQL:
Geeky Script
Small Creator
freeCodeCamp.org
Major Creator
Dreams of Code
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
5.9K165
Why I'm no longer using Stripe
Dreams of Code
2 months ago
3.8K258
![How to Install PostgreSQL 18 on Windows 10/11 [ 2025 Update ] pgAdmin 4 GUI | Demo SQL Programming](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TvdeO6KMXGo/mqdefault.jpg)
How to Install PostgreSQL 18 on Windows 10/11 [ 2025 Update ] pgAdmin 4 GUI | Demo SQL Programming
Geeky Script
2 months ago
659
2 months ago
00
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2025 | 34.4% |
| 21 Nov 2025 | 35.3% |
| 7 Nov 2025 | 30.5% |
| 26 Oct 2025 | 35.4% |
| 12 Oct 2025 | 43.8% |
| 28 Sept 2025 | 24.3% |
| 15 Sept 2025 | 26.2% |
| 1 Sept 2025 | 25.9% |
| 18 Aug 2025 | 38.7% |
| 5 Aug 2025 | 37.8% |
| 22 Jul 2025 | 48.9% |
| 8 Jul 2025 | 45.2% |
| 25 Jun 2025 | 32.4% |
| 11 Jun 2025 | 34.3% |
| 29 May 2025 | 30.7% |
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