On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, Albert Chen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using FreeBSD and PostgreSQL 6.4. I tell my advisor
> to try PostgreSQL, but he said:"Why PostgreSQL is better
> than other commercial softwares? If you could give me
> ten reasons, and I will give it a try."
> Would anyone tell me what's reason you like Postgres.
> Because it's free, powerful and have others, thanks.
i wouldnt say one thing is 'better' than the other. it all comes down to
what you need done.
postgresql's pros:
* highly user extensible
* free source code ( a huge plus )
* easy to work with
* lots of opensource software supporting it
oracle's pros:
* established company. sql is what they do. period.
* supports damn near any SQL you can throw at it
* fairly quick, even on HUGE databases ( terabytes )
oracle has some nice tools available, as does postgres. the difference is
that postgres' tools are normally opensource/free whereas you pay,
sometimes pay big bucks, for oracle's.
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