Re: Maximum number of tables per database and slowness

Benjamin Arai wrote:
> What is the current maximum number of tables per database?  Also, does
> having more tables slow down performance in any way?

For most cases, the answer is no. However, once you get near 6 figure
table counts, pg_catalog ends up being pretty massive. The problem is
that the query planner must check pg_catalog for every query to see what
indexes are available, what the statistics & value distributions are,
etc. in order to build the optimal plan. At some point, a really large
pg_catalog can begin to bog down your system.

See the performance list for a recent discussion about this very issue.