Is PostgreSQL dead?
Deaditude Score:
35.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Runs smoothly on thousands of servers. All maintained by people who look dead inside.
*Data last collected: 26 Oct 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
79
Answer Rate
56%
Acceptance Rate
32%
Growth
+41%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
69,285
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
74
Posts
10.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+31.8%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysHow much rows is a lot in a Postgres table?
r/PostgreSQL1 months ago
109(97%)48
What's New in PostgreSQL 18 - a Developer's Perspective
r/PostgreSQL1 months ago
95(100%)8
I built a web UI for backups, and just added Postgres 18 support
r/PostgreSQL1 months ago
57(97%)12
I built a tool (Velo) for instant PostgreSQL branching using ZFS snapshots
r/PostgreSQL16 days ago
45(96%)13
How do I decide what columns need to be indexed?
r/PostgreSQL1 months ago
43(94%)21
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
9,306🇮🇳India
6,164🇫🇷France
3,405🇩🇪Germany
1,652🇬🇧United Kingdom
1,074🇨🇦Canada
1,045Market Summary
22,646
Total Jobs
🏢
163,667
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
248
Posts
Community Interest
Average points13.7
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
14 days ago
282226
Pipelining in psql (PostgreSQL 18)
17 days ago
16540
Speeding up PostgreSQL dump/restore snapshots
3 months ago
15641
PostgreSQL 18 Released
1 months ago
14221
"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
11
Videos
183.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-66.7%
Average Engagement
16.7K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering PostgreSQL:
KongsDevLab
Hobby Channel
DS with MSK
Hobby Channel
DevOps Toolbox
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Postgres is NOT A DATABASE.
DevOps Toolbox
1 months ago
3.2K158
Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Deep Dive
John Savill's Technical Training
1 months ago
14515
1 months ago
10
1 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 |
|---|---|
| 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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