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Is PostgreSQL dead?

Deaditude Score:

45.2%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Will outlive us all. Somehow that feels like a threat.
*Data last collected: 8 Jul 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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🔬Component Breakdown

Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad

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
136
Answer Rate
40%
Acceptance Rate
25%
Growth
-21%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling

Community Size

62,381
Subscribers
20
Active Users

Activity Metrics

120
Posts
9.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-5.1%
Minor decline

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
7,385
🇮🇳India
6,182
🇫🇷France
3,314
🇩🇪Germany
1,732
🇨🇦Canada
971
🇬🇧United Kingdom
844

Market Summary

20,428
Total Jobs
🏢
133,321
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

282
Posts

Community Interest

Average points18.1
Minimal traction

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

YouTube algorithm buried PostgreSQL content deeper than archaeological discoveries.

Content Metrics

14
Videos
98.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-62.5%

Average Engagement

7.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering PostgreSQL:
Traversy Media
Growing Channel
r2schools
Hobby Channel
Shobhit Prajapati
Hobby Channel
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
8 Jul 202545.2%
25 Jun 202532.4%
11 Jun 202534.3%
29 May 202530.7%

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