pgEdge, a prominent player in the open source enterprise Postgres landscape, has unveiled two significant advancements: the launch of pgEdge Enterprise Postgres and a complete shift to an open source licensing framework for its distributed Postgres components and forthcoming Postgres-based innovations.
Expanding Offerings
Renowned for its leadership in distributed PostgreSQL, pgEdge has successfully powered mission-critical systems for numerous leading enterprises. The latest announcement broadens its portfolio to encompass support for both distributed and non-distributed PostgreSQL applications, all grounded in standard PostgreSQL.
pgEdge Enterprise Postgres is an enterprise-grade PostgreSQL distribution meticulously crafted, packaged, and supported by pgEdge. This offering equips organizations with the reliability, manageability, and enterprise-class support necessary to scale PostgreSQL across demanding workloads.
Highlighted features include:
- High availability for both distributed and non-distributed workloads
- Comprehensive support for PostgreSQL versions 16, 17, and soon 18
- Enterprise-ready extensions such as pgAudit, pgBackrest, pgBouncer, PostGIS, and pgVector
- Management and monitoring capabilities via pgAdmin, available on both browser and desktop
- Components ready for distributed environments, including the Spock multi-master logical replication extension, the Large Object Logical Replication (LOLOR) extension, and Snowflake Sequences
- Native packages for virtual machines and bare metal, along with container support for Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker/Docker Swarm, plus managed service availability through pgEdge Cloud
Distinctively, pgEdge facilitates seamless scaling for organizations—from a single Postgres instance to high availability configurations with read replicas and Patroni, extending to globally distributed Postgres deployments that ensure extreme uptime and low latency.
In tandem with this, pgEdge has announced that all its Distributed Postgres components are now fully open source, licensed under the standard PostgreSQL License, as approved by the Open Source Initiative. This encompasses the Spock, LOLOR, and Snowflake extensions, which have transitioned from the pgEdge Community License to one of the industry’s most permissive open source licenses, now accessible on GitHub.
“Customers have asked us to deliver and support enterprise-class Postgres for their non-distributed workloads, and we listened,” stated Phillip Merrick, Co-founder and CEO of pgEdge. “The market is clear: organizations want fully standard, fully open source Postgres to power their most critical applications. pgEdge is proud to provide enterprise-grade Postgres solutions that scale with our customers’ needs—while reinforcing our long-term commitment to open source and the Postgres community.”
“I’m pleased to say that all the core components of pgEdge Distributed Postgres, along with other pgEdge public repositories, have now been re-licensed under the permissive PostgreSQL License, as approved by the Open Source Initiative,” remarked Dave Page, VP of Engineering at pgEdge and member of the PostgreSQL Core Team. “We’re proud to make this change to support open source software and contribute to the PostgreSQL ecosystem, and I look forward to seeing us continue to expand our contributions.”
Product Availability
pgEdge Enterprise Postgres VM Edition is available immediately through a paid subscription, which includes tested builds, security updates, and round-the-clock enterprise support. The pgEdge Enterprise Container Edition, featuring support for Kubernetes Operator, is set to launch in Q4. The packages are compatible with various operating systems, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 9 and 10, along with derivatives like Rocky, AlmaLinux, and Oracle Enterprise Linux, with support for Ubuntu and Debian anticipated later in Q3. Optional services include dedicated Forward Deployed Engineer support, already trusted by pgEdge’s Global 2000 and major government clients—who have rated the company’s support with an exceptional Net Promoter Score of 100.
With this announcement, pgEdge fortifies its standing as the preeminent open source enterprise Postgres provider, offering organizations the flexibility to start small, grow reliably, and scale globally while remaining fully aligned with the PostgreSQL community.
About pgEdge
pgEdge, the leading open source enterprise Postgres company, is dedicated to simplifying the process for developers to build and deploy highly scalable and distributed database applications across global networks. Founded by industry veterans with extensive core and advanced PostgreSQL expertise, pgEdge is headquartered in Northern Virginia. Its clientele includes notable enterprises such as Bertelsmann, Qube RT, Jobot, the European Parliament, and several U.S. government agencies. pgEdge’s investors comprise Akamai Technologies, Inc., Qube RT, Rally Ventures, Sands Capital Ventures, Grotech Ventures, and Sand Hill East.
For further details, visit www.pgedge.com.
