What Are The Best VPS Hosts? Top 8 Best VPS
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In this article we will talk about VPS — powerful computers that hosting providers sell access to, so that developers, administrators, and webmasters around the world can create amazing apps and useful websites.
Let’s find out how the VPS works, how it is different from classic servers, and how to choose the best one. And at the end, we will discuss the best VPS hosts to use now.
What is a VPS hosting?
VPS stands for Virtual Private Server. In short, it is a special combination of software and hardware that lets developers and webmasters publish their websites and applications on the web.
This type of server is virtual because it is not a real computer but an isolated space on a powerful PC that is controlled via a program called a hypervisor and imitates a fully-fledged «machine». Even though it is intangible it lets you deploy applications and use whichever technology and utilities you want on your own server (you can even access BIOS and quickly change hardware characteristics).
For example, you might want to host a database on your VPS or launch a dynamically changing website. It is up to you how you set up your server. You just have to rent enough virtual power.
So a VPS is a server without the need to buy a real server.
Is VDS any different?
Yes and no. Overall, they are the same. VDS stands for Virtual Dedicated Server and dedicated in this case is similar to private. Both use hypervisors to control virtual hardware.
The difference sometimes lies in the technology of virtualization that is used on the server. Some users divide Virtual Private Server and Virtual Dedicated Server into two different camps, the OpenVZ virtualization and the KVM, VMWare virtualization.
The first one is much more flexible than the second one. It lets you change the hardware characteristics of the server on the go without shutting down the running site or application. But it only supports Linux and is not as secure as KVM and similar virtualization technologies.
KVM is different because it isolates your workspace more effectively, depriving the host and other users from accessing your data in any way. But you can’t change the virtual hardware set without rebooting the server (KVM seems to be closer to a real computer).
Benefits and disadvantages of VPS
VPS offers a relatively cheap and functional way of sending your site or app to the web. But like any complex software solution, it has its pros and cons.
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This type of server is cheaper than dedicated servers and most cloud clusters.
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It is easy to transfer all the data from one VPS to another. You don’t have to consider hardware-related issues. Everything is encapsulated into a virtualized block of data.
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The hosting provider usually takes care of all the tech stuff.
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VPS comes with a dedicated IP, Firewall, and other necessary components, distinguishing it from virtual hosting which is a cheaper and less functional solution.
On the other hand, you have less performance with a virtual server because you are sharing it with other users renting VPS at the same hosting. Also, even with root access, you have no impact on the hardware.
How to choose the best VPS hosting?
When choosing the VPS hosting consider these factors:
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Type of operating system. It might be Linux or Windows Server. In most cases, Linux is an optimal solution but some services work best with Windows.
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Virtual hardware should be powerful enough to run your app smoothly. Pay special attention to the storage volume so you don’t have to limit yourself.
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Choose hosting that offers servers around the globe so every user on the planet can access your website or application without visible lags.
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Good VPS hosting offers different features that simplify the process of creating the server. For example, an opportunity to deploy projects that are stored in git-system.
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And the hosting itself should have a good reputation. It is important to choose one which is already used by some users and uses well-grounded data centers.
Top 8 best VPS
Here we will quickly observe the most popular hosting providers that are on the TOP right now.
Most of the apps have the same features so we will not discuss all of them. We will consider specific characteristics and note the cons of the servers if they are any.
This is one of the most popular and powerful VPS hosts at the moment. It tops a lot of ratings and is loved by many webmasters. The uptime of the InMotion is remarkably high — about 99.99%. It sports a qualified and proactive support team and flexible billing system.
InMotion hosting has many plans from the cheapest with 2 GB of RAM, 45 GB of space on SSD, and 2 CPUs to powerful machines with 8 CPUs and 8 GB of RAM. Every plan comes with unlimited bandwidth, free transfer from another hosting, and a control panel called cPanel.
There are many users of InMotion servers around the globe so you can be sure about the reputation of the host. InMotion VPS guarantees the security of your files stored on the server.
Of course, InMotion offers its users basic functionality like regular data backup, a free SSL certificate to assure data encryption, and many other necessary features.
Price: starting at $18 per month
Uptime: 99.99%
Hostman is the VPS hosting that offers unique virtual machines that are ready to work with specific tools and applications like databases, Webpack-projects, etc.
While most of the other VPS hosts give you an empty server that you must set up manually, Hostman lets you use your GitHub repository to deploy a fully-fledged and ready-to-run application in a few clicks. Immediately after connecting the repository.
Renting a Hostman server allows you to choose from the cheapest virtual machine with one 3.2 GHz CPU, 25GB SSD, and 1 GB of RAM to the most advanced with 8 processors, 16 GB of RAM, and 320GB of SSD.
It uses DigitalOcean, Amazon, and Azure as a backend, so you have an outstandingly reliable server with amazing uptime up to 100% with global data centers around the world.
You can also choose a pre-made server with installed MongoDB, Minecraft server, or any operating system you like (including Ubuntu, CentOS, FreeBSD, Debian).
And the best thing about Hostman is that it offers a 7-day free trial without functional limitations so you can try out all the features of the VPS and decide whether or not you should rent.
Price: starting at $5 per month
Uptime: 99.99%
It is a hosting provider that became popular because of the good balance between the price and the value it offers to server renters. You can choose a flexible plan that fits well with your unique requirements. You can even buy a plan with an administrator who will manage your site.
A2 works with different operating systems including Linux and Windows. But it has some pitfalls like the absence of a free domain on all the plans and less uptime.
Users describe the support team of the A2 hosting as friendly and skilled. So, by renting a server here you won't have to worry about the qualifications of people behind A2.
The second big potential drawback when using A2 is the limited amount of disk storage. The maximum you can get at A2 VPS hosting is 150 GB.
Price: starting at $40 per month
Uptime: 99.95%
A quite reliable server that is known for its extremely good uptime.
It is a fully functional VPS that delivers everything you would expect from this kind of software product. Developers usually use it for deploying web projects based on WordPress site builder. But in any case, it has the tools and services required to maintain a stable and powerful VPS.
Bluehost will please new users with the free domain it gives to everyone forever. You just need to rent any of the VPS’s offered on the official website of Bluehost hosting.
The reason you may not like this host is its limited storage. If you need to store an impressive number of files or a big database you will be a bit disappointed by the cap of 120 GB of SSD storage.
Additionally, the plan system is not as flexible as you would expect from hosting at this scale. You’d have to choose one of three options. But you might find it easy to decide which is best.
Price: starting at $19.99 per month
Uptime: 99.98%
This one is one of the cheapest VPS hosts for those who are creeating their first website or application. Hostgator offers massive discounts for starting plans to encourage you to rent their hardware.
Hostgator is well known for its flexible customization system that lets webmasters cherry-pick necessary components, tools, and services to create the server of their dream. Moreover, it boasts impressive reliability due to its state-of-the-art data centers.
The 45-day guarantee period may help you decide. If you’re not satisfied with the quality of the server a refund will be easy enough to get.
But you probably won’t be happy with a static amount of RAM and the same bandwidth for every plan. Also, Hostgator VPS hosting doesn’t deliver free bonuses such as a domain name or SSL certificate.
Price: starting at $20 per month
Uptime: 99.99%
Hostinger is a good choice for those who want to jump from shared hosting to a VPS mostly because of its reasonable prices and the ease of starting a new server.
The cheapness is the biggest advantage of Hostinger. The first plan is a bargain. You can get a decent server for the monthly price of an app in the App Store.
Unfortunately, there are several disadvantages that could put you off this hosting provider. Hostinger sports the lowest uptime around the VPS in this set (it’s unlikely to reach 99% and it might be the lowest number), it has no phone support and boasts only 800 GB bandwidth while most of its counterparts offer at least 1 TB. Furthermore, the support team here doesn’t work 24/7 so you can’t rely on it. They don’t always help, especially in critical situations.
Price: starting at $4 per month
Uptime: 99.90%
Liquid Web reviews usually tell us how this hosting offers balanced plans that are cheap and at the same time give enough hardware power to launch quite demanding applications.
One of the reasons to choose Liquid Web hosting is the large selection of control panels included.
Also, every plan comes with professional backup for more than a hundred gigs of data. There’s a good support team that might help with setting up the server for the first time and neutralizing any issues that appear while already utilizing a rented server over a given period.
Moreover, Liquid Web is good enough at protecting your VPS from DDoS attacks. And a highest data transferring speed is achieved owing to high-quality SSD.
Price: starting at $15 per month
Uptime: 99.99%
This is a contradictory VPS host. It is accessible and functional enough but has the biggest amount of restrictions. You have to think twice before renting a server here.
You might like it because DreamHost VPS offers you totally unlimited bandwidth, so you’ll never have to think about any limitation connected to data transfer speed.
But there are many disadvantages. First of all, there’s no live chat and phone support. To resolve any issue you’ll have to use email. That’s quite archaic and not especially useful. The second problem lies in the lack of root access. There isn’t the control you would have using other hosts. And the last thing that you probably won’t like is the lack of a money-back guarantee if you are unsatisfied with the server quality.
All things considered, we don’t really believe in their claim of 100% uptime.
Price: starting at $10 per month
Uptime: 100%
Conclusion
That’s it, you can try many VPS hosts and decide which is best. This list includes conservative and reliable solutions like A2 and modern and powerful ones like Hostman. The last gives you a chance to try all the features for free and quickly create your own project to test it out.
But if you want to try a different solution choose the one that gives you the advanced tools to secure your data and while providinng you with as much high uptime as possible.
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VMware Cloud Director: What It Is and How to Use It
VMware Cloud Director (formerly vCloud Director, or “vCD”) is a modern solution for cloud providers, mainly designed for building virtual data centers on top of physical infrastructure. The platform allows combining all of a data center’s physical resources into virtual pools, which are then offered to end users on a rental basis.
It integrates tightly with VMware’s own technologies: vCenter and vSphere. vCenter is a set of tools for managing virtual infrastructure, and vSphere is the virtualization platform for cloud computing.
Key Capabilities of VMware Cloud Director
Creation of virtual data centers (vDCs) with full isolation of virtual services and resources.
Migration of virtual machines (VMs) between clouds, and self-deployment of OVF templates.
Snapshots and rollback of VM changes.
Creation of isolated and routable networks with external access.
Integrated, tiered storage with load balancing between virtual machines.
Network security: perimeter protection and firewalling.
Encryption of access to cloud resources to secure the virtual infrastructure.
Unified authentication across all VMware services (single sign-on) so users don’t need to re-authenticate.
Deployment of multi‑tier applications as ready-made virtual appliances, with VMs and OS images.
Allocation of isolated resources for different departments within a single virtual structure.
How VMware Cloud Director Works
VMware Cloud Director uses a multi-tenant model. Rather than building a dedicated environment for every customer, it creates a shared virtual environment. This reduces infrastructure maintenance costs massively: for large cloud providers, savings can reach hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars per year, which in turn lowers the rental cost for end users.
Resource consumption model:
Using vCenter and vSphere, the provider aggregates physical resources into a shared pool called a “virtual data center” (vDC).
From that pool, resources are allocated into Org vDCs (Organizational Virtual Data Centers), which are the fundamental compute units consumed by customers.
VMware Cloud Director syncs with the vSphere database to request and allocate the required amount of resources.
Org vDCs are containers of VMs and can be configured independently. Customers can order different numbers of Org vDCs for different purposes, e.g., one Org vDC for marketing, another for finance, a third for HR. At the same time, interconnectivity can be established between these Org vDCs, forming a large, virtual private data center.
It’s also possible to combine Org vDCs into multiple networks. Additionally, within those networks, one can create vApps (virtual applications) made up of VMs, each with their own gateways to connect to Org vDCs. This setup allows building virtual networks of any architecture, isolated or routable, to match various business needs.
When such a network is created, the provider assigns a user from the customer organization to the role of network administrator. A unique URL is also assigned to each organization. The administrator is responsible for adding or removing users, assigning roles and resources, creating network services, and more. They also manage connections to services provided by the cloud provider. For instance, VM templates or OVF/OVA modules, which simplify backup and VM migration.
Resource Allocation Models in VMware Cloud Director
VMware Cloud Director supports several models for allocating resources, depending on how you want to manage usage:
Allocation Pool: You set resource limits and also define a guaranteed percentage of the shared pool for a user. This model is good when you want predictable costs but don’t need full reservation.
Pay-As-You-Go: No guaranteed resources, only consumption-based; ideal if usage is variable. The model is flexible and fits users who want to grow gradually.
Reservation Pool: You reserve all available resources; user requests are limited only by what the provider’s data center can supply. Reservation Pool is suited for organizations that need fixed performance and large infrastructure.
Useful Features of VMware Cloud Director
Here are several powerful features that optimize resource usage, routing, and tenant isolation:
Delegation of Privileges
You can assign network administrators from the users of each organization. These admins get broad rights: they can create and manage VMs, deploy OVF/OVA templates, manage VM migration, set up isolated/routable networks, balance VM workloads, and more.
Monitoring and Analytics
Cloud Director includes a unified system for monitoring and analyzing VM infrastructure: VMs, storage, networks, memory. All data is logged and visualized in a dedicated dashboard, making it easier to detect and resolve problems proactively.
Networking Features
Networking in vCloud Director supports dynamic routing, distributed firewalls, hybrid cloud integration, and flexible traffic distribution. Many of these features are now standard in the newer versions of Cloud Director. If you don’t already have some of them, you may need to upgrade your NSX Edge and convert it to an Advanced Gateway in the UI.
Dynamic routing improves reliability by eliminating manual route configuration. You can also define custom routing rules based on IP/MAC addresses or groups of servers. With NSX Edge load balancing, incoming traffic can be distributed evenly across pools of VMs selected by IP, improving scalability and performance.
Access Control and More
You can create custom user roles in the Cloud Director UI to control access tailored to organizational needs.
VMs can be pinned to specific ESXi host groups (affinity rules), which helps with licensing or performance. If Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) is supported, Cloud Director can automatically balance VMs across hosts based on load.
Additional useful features include automatic VM discovery and import, batch updating of server cluster cells, and network migration tools.
25 November 2025 · 5 min to read
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Why Developers Use the Cloud: Capabilities and Advantages
Today, up to 100% of startups begin operating based on providers offering services ranging from simple virtual hosting to dedicated servers. In this article, we will examine the advantages of cloud computing that have led to its dominance over the “classic” approach of having a dedicated server in a separate room.
Cloud Use Cases
Typical scenarios for using cloud technologies include:
Full migration of a business application to a remote server. For example, enterprise resource planning or accounting software. These applications support operation via remote desktop interfaces, thin clients, or web browsers.
Migration of specific business functions. Increasingly, archival copies are stored in the cloud while software continues running locally. Alternatively, a backup SQL server node can be hosted remotely and connected in case the local server fails.
Implementation of new services. Businesses are increasingly adopting automated systems for data collection and analytics. For example, Business Intelligence (BI) technologies have become popular, helping generate current and comparative reports.
Interaction between local and cloud environments. Hybrid services are well established in large networks. For example, a retail store may operate a local network with an on-site server, receive orders from an online store, and send requests back to transport companies, and so on.This setup allows offline operation even if the internet is fully disconnected: processing sales, receiving shipments, conducting inventories, with automatic synchronization once connectivity is restored.
These examples represent foundational scenarios, giving developers plenty of room to innovate. This is one reason more and more coders are attracted to the cloud.
Advantages
Now let’s examine the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing. Yes, the technology has some drawbacks, including dependency on internet bandwidth and somewhat higher requirements for IT specialists. Experienced professionals may need retraining, whereas younger personnel who learn cloud technologies from the start do not face such challenges.
Speed
Software development often requires significant time and effort for application testing. Applications must be verified across multiple platforms, resolutions, and device types. Maintaining local machines dedicated to testing is inefficient.
Cloud computing solves this by enabling rapid deployment of virtually any environment, isolated from other projects, ensuring it does not interfere with team development. High deployment speed and access to cloud services also encourage IT startups to launch almost “from scratch,” with minimal resource investment.
The advantages of cloud services are especially critical when development volumes periodically expand. Purchasing hardware consumes a developer’s most valuable resource: time. In the cloud, selecting a plan takes just a few minutes, and the setup of a remote host for specific tasks can begin immediately. Hardware resources on the remote server, such as CPU cores, memory, and storage, can also be easily adjusted.
Security
Building a private server is expensive. Besides the powerful machines, you will need backup power and internet lines, a separate room with air conditioning and fire protection, and security personnel to prevent unauthorized access. Cloud providers automatically provide all these features at any service level.
Other security advantages include:
Easier identity and access management (IAM).
Higher reliability for continuous business operations.
Protection against theft or seizure of storage devices containing sensitive data.
On a cloud server, users cannot simply plug in a USB drive to download files. Data does not reside on local machines, and access is controlled according to company policy. Users only see what their role allows. This approach reduces the risk of viruses and accidental or intentional file deletion. Antivirus software runs on cloud platforms, and backups are automatically maintained.
Cost Efficiency
Purchasing server hardware is a major budget burden, even for large corporations. Before the cloud boom, this limited IT development. Modern developers often need test environments with unique infrastructure, which may only be required temporarily. Buying hardware for a one-time test is inefficient.
Short-term rental of cloud infrastructure allows developers to complete tasks without worrying about hardware maintenance. Equipment costs directly impact project pricing and developer competitiveness, so cloud adoption is advantageous. Today, most software is developed for cloud infrastructure, at least with support for it.
Maintenance, storage, and disposal costs for IT equipment also add up. Hardware becomes obsolete even if unused. This makes maintaining developer workstations for “simple” desktop software costly. Offloading this to a cloud provider allows developers to always work with the latest infrastructure.
Convenience
Another cloud advantage is ease of use. Cloud platforms simplify team collaboration and enable remote work. The platform is accessible from any device: desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone, allowing work from home, the office, or even a beach in Bali. Clouds have become a foundation for remote work, including project management.
Other conveniences include:
Easy client demonstrations: Developers can grant access and remotely show functionality, or run it on the client’s office computer without installing additional components.
Quick deployment of standard solutions: Setting up an additional workstation takes only a few minutes, from registering a new user to their trial login. New developers can quickly join ongoing tasks.
Easy role changes: In dynamic teams, personnel often switch between projects. Access to project folders can be revoked with a few clicks once a task is completed.
This also applies to routine work: adding new employees, blocking access for former staff, or reassigning personnel. A single administrative console provides an overview of activity and simplifies version tracking, archiving, and rapid deployment during failures.
Stability
Another factor affecting developer success is the speed of task completion. Beyond rapid deployment, system stability is critical. On local machines, specialists depend on hardware reliability. A failure could delay project timelines due to hardware replacement and configuration.
Moving software testing to the cloud enhances the stability of local IT resources, particularly in hybrid systems. Cloud data centers provide Tier 3 minimum reliability (99.982% uptime) without additional client investment. Resources are pre-provisioned and ready for use according to the chosen plan. Development, testing, and operation are typically conducted within a single provider’s platform, in an environment isolated from client services.
Conclusion
Cloud technologies offer numerous advantages with relatively few drawbacks. Businesses and individual users value these benefits, and developers are encouraged to follow trends and create new, in-demand products. Virtually all commerce has migrated to the cloud, and industrial sectors, especially those with extensive branch networks and remote facilities, are also adopting cloud solutions.
25 November 2025 · 6 min to read
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PostgreSQL vs MySQL: Which Database Is Right for Your Business?
PostgreSQL and MySQL are among the most popular relational databases. In this article, we will examine the functional differences between them and compare their performance so that you can choose the database that is suitable for your business.
PostgreSQL vs MySQL
Despite the increasing similarity in features between PostgreSQL and MySQL, important differences remain. For example, PostgreSQL is better suited for managing large and complex databases, while MySQL is optimal for website and online-application databases because it is oriented toward speed. This follows from the internal structure of these relational database systems, which we will examine.
Data Storage in PostgreSQL and MySQL
Like any other relational databases, these systems store data in tables. However, MySQL uses several storage engines for this, while PostgreSQL uses only a single storage engine. On one hand, this makes PostgreSQL more convenient, because MySQL’s engines read and write data to disk differently. On the other hand, MySQL offers greater flexibility in choosing a data engine.
However, PostgreSQL has an advantage: its storage engine implements table inheritance, where tables are represented as objects. As a result, operations are performed using object-oriented functions.
Support
The SQL standard is over 35 years old, and only the developers of PostgreSQL aim to bring their product into full compliance with the standard. The developers of MySQL use a different approach: if a certain feature simplifies working with the system, it will be implemented even if it does not fully conform to the standard. This makes MySQL more user-friendly compared to PostgreSQL.
In terms of community support, the number of MySQL developers still exceeds those working with PostgreSQL, but you can receive qualified help in both communities. In addition, many free guides and even books have been written about PostgreSQL, containing answers to most questions. It is also worth noting that both platforms are free, but MySQL has several commercial editions, which can sometimes lead to additional expenses.
Programming Languages
Both systems support a wide range of programming languages. Among the popular ones are C++, Java, Python, lua, and PHP. Therefore, a company’s development team will not face difficulties implementing features in either system.
Operating Systems
MySQL is a more universal system that runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, and several other operating systems. PostgreSQL was originally designed for Linux, but with the REST API interface, it becomes an equally universal solution that operates on any OS.
Data Processing
PostgreSQL provides more capabilities for data processing. For example, a cursor is used for moving through table data, and responses are written to the memory of the database server rather than the client, as in MySQL. PostgreSQL also allows building indexes simultaneously for several columns. It supports different index types, allowing work with multiple data types. This database also supports regular expressions in queries. However, new fields in PostgreSQL can only be added at the end of a table.
Parallel data processing is better organized in PostgreSQL because the platform has a built-in implementation of MVCC (multiversion concurrency control). MVCC can also be supported in MySQL, but only if InnoDB is used. Concerning replication, PostgreSQL supports logical, streaming, and bidirectional replication, while MySQL supports circular replication as well as master-master and master-standby. Replication refers to copying data between databases located on different servers.
PostgreSQL and MySQL: Performance Comparison
Testing is fair only when comparing two clean, “out-of-the-box” systems. Indexed testing provides the following results:
Insertion: PostgreSQL is more than 2.7× faster, processing a 400,000-record database in 5.5 seconds versus 15 seconds for MySQL.
Inner join: PostgreSQL processes 400,000 records in 1.1 seconds, MySQL in 2.8 seconds: a gain of more than 2.5×.
Indexed sorting: PostgreSQL processes the same number of records in 0.9 seconds, MySQL in 1.5 seconds.
Grouping: For the same 400,000-record database, PostgreSQL achieves 0.35 seconds, MySQL 0.52 seconds.
Indexed selection: PostgreSQL is 2× faster: 0.6 seconds vs. 1.2 seconds.
When it comes to updating data, PostgreSQL’s update time increases gradually as the number of records grows, while MySQL processes them in roughly the same time, starting from 100,000 records. This is due to different data-storage implementations. Nevertheless, PostgreSQL holds a significant advantage over MySQL even with large data volumes: 3.5 seconds versus 9.5 seconds for 400,000 records—more than 2.7× faster.
Without indexes, PostgreSQL also shows surprisingly high performance, processing a 400,000-record database in 1.3, 0.7, and 2.2 seconds for inner join, selection, and update operations, respectively.
Thus, PostgreSQL delivers an average performance advantage of about 2× (2.06). Although MySQL was originally positioned as a high-performance platform, constant optimization by the PostgreSQL development team has resulted in greater efficiency.
Advantages for Developers
Here we consider only the unique features characteristic of each platform. Therefore, we will not discuss support for MVCC or ACID, as these features are present in both systems.
From a developer’s perspective, MySQL is advantageous because it:
Provides increased flexibility and is easily scalable, with more than ten storage engines based on different data-storage algorithms.
Handles small read-oriented databases more efficiently (i.e., without frequent writes).
Is easier to manage and maintain, because it requires less configuration and fewer preparatory steps before starting work.
From a developer’s perspective, PostgreSQL is advantageous because it:
Offers an object-oriented approach to data, enabling inheritance and allowing the creation of more complex table structures that do not fit the traditional relational model.
Handles write-oriented databases better, including validation of written data.
Supports object-oriented programming features, enabling work with NoSQL-style data, including XML and JSON formats.
Can support databases without limitations on data volume. Some companies use PostgreSQL to run databases as large as several petabytes.
PostgreSQL and MySQL Comparison
For clarity, the main features of both systems can be presented in a table:
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Supported OS
Solaris, Windows, Linux, OS X, Unix, HP-UX
Solaris, Windows, Linux, OS X, FreeBSD
Use cases
Large databases with complex queries (e.g., Big Data)
Lighter databases (e.g., websites and applications)
Data types
Supports advanced data types, including arrays and hstore
Supports standard SQL data types
Table inheritance
Yes
No
Triggers
Supports triggers for a wide range of commands
Limited trigger support
Storage engines
Single (Storage Engine)
Multiple
As we can see, several features are implemented only in PostgreSQL. Both systems support ODBC, JDBC, CTE (common table expressions), declarative partitioning, GIS, SRS, window functions, and many other features.
Conclusion
Each system has its strengths. MySQL handles horizontal scaling well and is easier to configure and manage. However, if you expect database expansion or plan to work with different data types, it is better to consider implementing PostgreSQL in advance. Moreover, PostgreSQL is a fully free solution, so companies with limited budgets can use it without fear of unnecessary costs.
24 November 2025 · 6 min to read
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