Re: PostgreSQL vs Oracle - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Guy Rouillier
Subject Re: PostgreSQL vs Oracle
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Msg-id 494F0A15.8060708@burntmail.com
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In response to PostgreSQL vs Oracle  ("Victor Nawothnig" <victor.nawothnig@gmail.com>)
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Victor Nawothnig wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for some recent and hopefully genuine comparisons between
> Oracle and PostgreSQL regarding their performance in large scale
> applications. Tests from real world applications would be preferable
> but not required. Also differentiations in different areas (i.e.
> different data types, query structures, clusters, hardware, etc.)
> might be helpful as well.

Victor, Oracle expressly forbids, in their license agreement, anyone
from publishing performance comparisons between Oracle and any other
product.  So you will rarely find anyone willing to publicly provide you
any performance numbers.

Difference in data structures, etc, are fairly easy to determine.
Anyone can read the Oracle documentation.

--
Guy Rouillier

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