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24 alternatives to Postgresqlco.nf: PostgreSQL Configuration for Humans

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Postgresqlco.nf is a tool that simplifies PostgreSQL configuration by presenting settings in a human-readable format. Designed for database administrators and developers working with PostgreSQL, it makes it easier to… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Postgresqlco.nf: PostgreSQL Configuration for Humans launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    The in-browser Postgres sandbox with AI assistance

    2024 · database.build · its alternatives →

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    Powerful PostgreSQL tool is now open source for self-hosting

    2021 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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    In-memory Postgres for unit/E2E tests. Contribute to hexclave/pgmock development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Contribute to Z-Gort/Reservoirs-Lab development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    This extension let's you write PRQL functions in PostgreSQL. When I first saw PRQL on Hacker News a few months ago, I was immediately captivated by the idea, yet equally disappointed that there was no integration for PostgreSQL. Having previous experience with writing PostgreSQL extensions in C, I thought this was a great opportunity to try out the pgrx framework and decided to integrate PRQL with PostgreSQL myself. The maintainers of both PRQL and pgrx were very nice to work with. Thanks guys.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, we're excited to share our open source tool with the community! We previously posted here with the tagline “real-time events for Postgres” [0]. But after feedback from early users and the community, we’ve shifted our focus to working on tooling for manual database changes. We've consistently heard teams describe challenges with the way manual data updates are handled. Seemingly every engineer we spoke with had examples of errant queries that ended up causing significant harm in production environments (data loss/service interruptions). We’ve seen a few different approaches to how…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Simpl.▲330

    A pleasant Postgres browser for working with real data

    Jan 2026 · simpl.sh · its alternatives →

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    GraphQL for Postgres. Contribute to solidsnack/GraphpostgresQL development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    pgTyped - Typesafe SQL in TypeScript. Contribute to adelsz/pgtyped development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    DGate is fast and easy-to-use database client and SQL editor for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB and more. For desktop and web, it's open-source.

    2021 · dbgate.org · its alternatives →

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    Postgres.js - The Fastest full featured PostgreSQL client for Node.js, Deno, Bun and CloudFlare - porsager/postgres

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi everyone — thanks for your interest in PRQL — let us know any questions or feedback! We're excited to be releasing 0.2[1], the first version of PRQL you can use in your own projects. It wouldn't exist without the feedback we got from HackerNews when we originally posted the proposal. [1]: https://github.com/prql/prql/releases/tag/0.2.0

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    We've been hard at work for a few weeks and thought it's time for another update. In case you missed our first post, PostgresML is an end-to-end machine learning solution, running alongside your favorite database. This time we have more of a suite offering: project management, visibility into the datasets and the deployment pipeline decision making. Let us know what you think! Demo link is on the page, and also here: https://demo.postgresml.org

    2022 · postgresml.org · its alternatives →

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    hi hn, hydra ceo here hydra is an open source, column-oriented postgres. you can set up remarkably fast aggregates on your project in minutes to query billions of rows instantly. postgres is great, but aggregates can take minutes to hours to return results on large data sets. long-running analytical queries hog database resources and degrade performance. use hydra to run much faster analytics on postgres without making code changes. data is automatically loaded into columnar format and compressed. connect to hydra with your preferred postgres client (psql, dbeaver, etc). following 4 months…

    2023 · hydra-so.notion.site · its alternatives →

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    The future of serverless databases

    2025 · prisma.io · its alternatives →

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    Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events. - hasura/graphql-engine

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! Lev and Justin here, authors of PgDog (https://pgdog.dev/), a connection pooler, load balancer and database sharder for PostgreSQL. If you build apps with a lot of traffic, you know the first thing to break is the database. We are solving this with a network proxy that works without requiring application code changes or database migrations. Our post from last year: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44099187 The most important update: we are in production. Sharding is used a lot, with direct-to-shard queries (one shard per query) working pretty much…

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A Go SQL query builder and struct mapper. Contribute to samonzeweb/godb development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    pREST▲93

    low-code, instant, realtime, high-performance on PostgreSQL

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    SnapQL is an open-source desktop app (built with Electron) that lets you query your Postgres database using natural language. It’s schema-aware, so you don’t need to copy-paste your schema or write complex SQL by hand. Everything runs locally — your OpenAI API key, your data, and your queries — so it's secure and private. Just connect your DB, describe what you want, and SnapQL writes and runs the SQL for you.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PeerDB▲110

    Fast, native ETL for Postgres

    2023 · peerdb.io · its alternatives →

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    StackGres is a fully-featured platform for running PostgreSQL on Kubernetes. Deploy in minutes an Enterprise-Grade Postgres-as-a-Service, in your infrastructure. 100% Open Source.

    2021 · stackgres.io · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, I built pg-mcp, a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for PostgreSQL that provides structured schema inspection and query execution for LLMs and agents. It's multi-tenant and runs over HTTP/SSE (not stdio) Features - Supports multiple database connections from multiple agents - Schema Introspection: Returns table structures, types, indexes and constraints; enriched with descriptions from pg_catalog. (for well documented databases) - Read-Only Queries: Controlled execution of queries via MCP. - EXPLAIN Tool: Helps smart agents optimize queries before execution. - Extension…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Broadcast, Presence, and Postgres Changes via WebSockets - supabase/realtime

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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