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Fast time-series extension for PostgreSQL

223 starsRust

Pg_deltax, Apache-licensed alternative to TimescaleDB

by tee-es-gee·May 19, 2026·39 points·1 comment

AI Analysis

●●SolidNiche Gem

Stores columnar data in regular Postgres tables so pg_dump and replication just work.

Strengths
  • Uses standard Postgres storage format enabling native backup and crash recovery
  • Ranks highest among Postgres extensions on ClickBench combined metric
  • Achieves 7x compression ratio on web analytics datasets without custom disk formats
Weaknesses
  • Still trails ClickHouse and DuckDB on analytical query performance benchmarks
  • Niche use case where TimescaleDB already dominates the Postgres time-series market
Category
Target Audience

Data engineers needing time-series analytics in PostgreSQL

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TimescaleDB · Columnar extension by Citus

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