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
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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
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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
136
Answer Rate
40%
Acceptance Rate
25%
Growth
-21%
Recent Questions
Some user information not being stored (e.g. gender, tobacco use) while others are saved correctly in agno
Unanswered29 views
postgresqlagentagno
Why do the pg_temp_### and pg_toast_temp_### schemas keep growing, and why are they not being dropped or released automatically?
Unanswered28 views
postgresqlamazon-web-servicesdatabase-administration
AuthJS / Next-Auth using middleware getting error
Unanswered24 views
postgresqlnext.jsprisma
🗣️ 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
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysWhy I chose Postgres over Kafka to stream 100k events/sec
r/PostgreSQL10 days ago
223(92%)52
Announcing open sourcing pgactive: active-active replication extension for PostgreSQL
r/PostgreSQL1 months ago
113(97%)22
New PostgreSQL EXPLAIN ANALYZE logger
r/PostgreSQL29 days ago
84(99%)9
Announcing Multigres: Vitess for Postgres
r/PostgreSQL29 days ago
66(97%)18
Timescale becomes TigerData
r/PostgreSQL22 days ago
59(89%)28
💼 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
844Market 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
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Jepsen: Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL 17.4
2 months ago
608146
OpenAI: Scaling PostgreSQL to the Next Level
1 months ago
190139
Speeding up PostgreSQL dump/restore snapshots
4 days ago
15140
"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
Popular Videos
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1 months ago
1.1K61
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Geeky Script
1 months ago
4915
1 months ago
361
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2025 | 45.2% |
| 25 Jun 2025 | 32.4% |
| 11 Jun 2025 | 34.3% |
| 29 May 2025 | 30.7% |
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