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Controllable FOSS

Sovereign Self-Hosting

Grounded like the earth, gathering all rivers—standing firm while gazing at the stars!

Software Freedom
    Self-hosting democratized
Local-First
    Run on-premises indefinitely
Multi-Cloud
    No vendor lock-in
Free Extensions
    437 PostgreSQL extensions
Data Ownership
    Pay fair cost for resources
Friendly License
    AGPLv3 preserving freedom
Compliance Ready
    Meeting domestic requirements
Expert Support
    Top-tier PostgreSQL specialists

Software Freedom: Self-hosting democratized

100% built upon open-source components
A gift to the PostgreSQL community

  • No license fees or usage limits
  • Free at any scale
  • A reciprocal open-source ecosystem

Local-First: Run on-premises indefinitely

Fully functional even offline
Running forever without external dependencies

  • Supports offline deployment and installation
  • Software snapshotted to local repo
  • Deployable on physical, bare metal, VM, and container VMs

Multi-Cloud: No vendor lock-in

Build your own full-stack DBaaS
Reduce clouds to mere resource providers

  • Use Terraform to provision servers across clouds
  • Blue-green migration via logical replication
  • Cloud services remain optional

Free Extensions

437 PostgreSQL extensions ready to use
Built for PG 17-13 on mainstream distributions

  • Compatible with ten major Linux distros
  • Out-of-the-box RPM/DEB packages
  • Easy installation via extension catalog

Data Ownership

Pay for resources at fair cost
Enjoy cutting-edge hardware advantages

  • Pay roughly 1% of cloud pricing
  • Obtain full database superuser privileges
  • Bypass external RDS support chains

Friendly License

AGPLv3 License preserving software freedom
Essentially Apache 2.0 for end users

  • Mirrors permissive use for typical users
  • Commercial licenses available for DBaaS/OEM

Compliance Ready

Ranked #1 among China-led PG projects
Meets domestic requirements

  • Supports PolarDB v2.0 kernel
  • Enterprise Edition supports domestic OS/chips
  • Aligned with best practices

Expert Support

Top-tier PostgreSQL specialists
Affordable subscription plans

  • Service guarantees for PG and OS
  • Senior experts provide guidance
  • Multiple support tiers available