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Is PostgreSQL dead?

Deaditude Score:

48.9%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> So stable it makes COBOL look cutting-edge.
*Data last collected: 22 Jul 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 reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.

INNOVATION
PEAK
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

Holding On

Question Metrics

Total Questions
105
Answer Rate
40%
Acceptance Rate
23%
Growth
-26%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void

Community Size

63,195
Subscribers
18
Active Users

Activity Metrics

125
Posts
9.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-11.4%
Losing steam

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.

Global Job Distribution

🇺🇸United States
8,098
🇮🇳India
5,658
🇫🇷France
3,300
🇩🇪Germany
1,463
🇨🇦Canada
982
🇬🇧United Kingdom
836

Market Summary

20,337
Total Jobs
🏢
138,195
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

PostgreSQL gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.

Mentions

280
Posts

Community Interest

Average points22.6
Moderate buzz

HN Verdict

Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Fading Away

PostgreSQL content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.

Content Metrics

12
Videos
70.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-28.6%

Average Engagement

5.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering PostgreSQL:
TwizzCoding
Hobby Channel
How to Windows
Hobby Channel
CS CORNER Sunita Rai
Hobby Channel
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

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DateScore
22 Jul 202548.9%
8 Jul 202545.2%
25 Jun 202532.4%
11 Jun 202534.3%
29 May 202530.7%

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