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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
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 achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.

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

Needs Help

Question Metrics

Total Questions
103
Answer Rate
54%
Acceptance Rate
27%
Growth
+23%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ 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
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Migration Alert

1 mentions of migrating away from PostgreSQL detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.

💼 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
885

Market 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
"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
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
5 Dec 202534.4%
21 Nov 202535.3%
7 Nov 202530.5%
26 Oct 202535.4%
12 Oct 202543.8%
28 Sept 202524.3%
15 Sept 202526.2%
1 Sept 202525.9%
18 Aug 202538.7%
5 Aug 202537.8%
22 Jul 202548.9%
8 Jul 202545.2%
25 Jun 202532.4%
11 Jun 202534.3%
29 May 202530.7%

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