Unraveling the Mystery: Why PostgreSQL Costs You Nothing Each time I mention that PostgreSQL comes with zero licensing fees, I’m met with skeptical looks and a barrage of “Really? But how much does the license actually cost?”. It has happened enough times that I decided to write a blog explaining this, keeping in mind especially […]
I understand corporate inertia and tech debt, I really do, I’m in the dev business. But FFS, I can’t imagine why people still do business with Oracle.
Same for SQL Server. One of our products required some customers to upgrade from SQL Server Express to the real deal. Guess who was tasked with figuring licensing? What a damn nightmare. If we weren’t sunsetting that product, I’d be pushing to convert to PostgreSQL.
I understand corporate inertia and tech debt, I really do, I’m in the dev business. But FFS, I can’t imagine why people still do business with Oracle.
Same for SQL Server. One of our products required some customers to upgrade from SQL Server Express to the real deal. Guess who was tasked with figuring licensing? What a damn nightmare. If we weren’t sunsetting that product, I’d be pushing to convert to PostgreSQL.