ClickHouse Introduces PostgresBench: An Open, Reproducible Benchmark for Managed Postgres Services
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Lionel Palacin
Summary
ClickHouse, known for building fast systems like its namesake analytical database, has applied the same performance-first approach to its managed Postgres service. The article introduces PostgresBench, a reproducible, open benchmark designed to evaluate how ClickHouse's managed Postgres service compares to competitors. Postgres handles transactional workloads while ClickHouse handles analytical workloads, together forming a unified data stack for SaaS and AI applications. The benchmark aims to provide transparent, reproducible performance comparisons.
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Hacker NewsClickHouse Introduces PostgresBench: An Open, Reproducible Benchmark for Managed Postgres Servicesclickhouse.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledPerformance is not a feature we add later. It is a core design goal from the start.
Postgres handles transactional workloads, while ClickHouse handles analytical workloads. Together they form a unified data stack enabling a 'best-of-breed' foundation SaaS and AI applications.
We applied a similar approach when building our managed Postgres service. The result is offering one of the fastest managed Postgres services to our customers.
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