---
title: "PostgreSQL is taking the lead"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/postgresql-is-taking-the-lead-ry3fieiuw
source_url: https://www.eversql.com/postgresql-is-taking-the-lead/
type: article
source: "EverSQL"
published: 2023-08-15T18:23:47.613Z
updated: 2023-08-15T18:23:37.042Z
tags: ["cloud", "aws", "database", "postgresql"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 61
comments: 5
language: en
---

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# PostgreSQL is taking the lead

**[EverSQL](https://daily.dev/sources/eversql)** · 2 min read · 61 upvotes · 5 comments

## Summary

PostgreSQL is taking the lead from other relational databases such as MySQL. Postgres is gaining popularity among startups and large enterprises. Cloud vendors are going in a PostgreSQL-first approach, with cloud vendors creating customized databases based on PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL has an internal engine that can be trusted to build other technologies.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@fleszar** · 0 upvotes

> This will help me 👌

**@angry\_biscuit** · 0 upvotes

> Its a lot simpler to manage when you are creating something in PgAdmin than PHPMyAdmin + text replaces varchar255, text, etc specifications - it gets optimized out of the box

**@chaddyc** · 0 upvotes

> What are the distinct differences between MySQL and Postgresql? And if I should switch one of my apps to Postgres what benefits will I reap over MySQL?

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Tags: [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud), [#aws](https://daily.dev/tags/aws), [#database](https://daily.dev/tags/database), [#postgresql](https://daily.dev/tags/postgresql)

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