pgEdge Launches Enterprise Postgres Distribution and Transitions to Full Open Source Licensing
pgEdge has released its enterprise-grade PostgreSQL distribution while transitioning all distributed components to open source licensing, providing organizations with scalable database solutions and reinforcing commitment to the PostgreSQL ecosystem.
pgEdge, a leading open source enterprise Postgres company, announced two significant developments: the release of pgEdge Enterprise Postgres and the company's complete transition to open source licensing for its distributed Postgres components. This dual announcement represents a strategic expansion of pgEdge's offerings to support both distributed and non-distributed PostgreSQL applications while maintaining full compatibility with standard PostgreSQL.
The newly launched pgEdge Enterprise Postgres is an enterprise-grade PostgreSQL distribution that provides organizations with the reliability, manageability, and enterprise-class support required for scaling PostgreSQL across demanding workloads. Key features include high availability for both distributed and non-distributed workloads, full support for PostgreSQL v16, v17, and upcoming v18, along with enterprise-ready extensions such as pgAudit, pgBackrest, pgBouncer, PostGIS, and pgVector. The distribution also includes browser and desktop-based management tools through pgAdmin and supports native packages for VMs, bare metal, containers for Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker/Docker Swarm.
Concurrently, pgEdge announced that all its distributed Postgres components are now fully open source, licensed under the standard PostgreSQL License approved by the Open Source Initiative. This includes the Spock multi-master logical replication extension, Large Object Logical Replication (LOLOR) extension, and Snowflake Sequences, all available on Github. Previously released under the pgEdge Community License, these projects now operate under one of the industry's most permissive open source licenses.
Phillip Merrick, Co-founder and CEO of pgEdge, stated that customers requested enterprise-class Postgres support for non-distributed workloads, prompting the company's expanded offering. The market demand clearly indicates organizations want fully standard, fully open source Postgres to power their most critical applications. Dave Page, VP of Engineering at pgEdge and PostgreSQL Core Team member, emphasized the company's pride in supporting open source software and contributing to the PostgreSQL ecosystem through this licensing transition.
pgEdge Enterprise Postgres VM Edition is immediately available as part of a paid subscription that includes tested builds, security updates, and 24x7x365 enterprise support. The container edition with Kubernetes Operator support will be available in Q4, with packages supported on various operating systems including Red Hat Enterprise Linux v9 and v10, and derivatives such as Rocky, AlmaLinux, and Oracle Enterprise Linux. Support for Ubuntu and Debian is scheduled for later in Q3. Optional services include dedicated Forward Deployed Engineer support, which has earned the company an unprecedented Net Promoter Score of 100 from Global 2000 and major government customers.