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PostgreSQL Is the Database Management System of the Year 2024
Blog > Post PostgreSQL is the Database Management System of the Year 2024 by Tom Russell, 13 January 2025 DB-Engines is today announcing that PostgreSQL is our DBMS of the Year for the second year in a row, winning for the fifth time overall. DB-Engines is today announcing that PostgreSQL is our DBMS of the Year for the second year in a row, winning for the fifth time overall after also being top-ranked in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2023.
Since then, PostgreSQL has undergone significant transformations, driven by a continuous stream of enhancements that ensure it remains at the cutting edge of DBMS technology, while also offering a dependable and stable platform. You can read more about our exact methodology here, but in short we are ranking popularity of DBMS based on how much people are discussing and communicating about each system, including job offers, professional profile entries and citations on the web. We make life easier for IT leaders, development and operations teams, increasing efficiency, reducing errors and protecting business-critical data.
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