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Azure Database for PostgreSQL vs VictoriaMetrics comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Ranking in Open Source Databases
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (5th)
VictoriaMetrics
Ranking in Open Source Databases
16th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (45th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of Azure Database for PostgreSQL is 1.9%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VictoriaMetrics is 1.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Azure Database for PostgreSQL1.9%
VictoriaMetrics1.7%
Other96.4%
Open Source Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Sathish Palanisamy - PeerSpot reviewer
Staff Data Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Improves database performance, supports AI integration, and accelerates customer-focused innovation
Azure Database for PostgreSQL can be improved in the area of elastic capabilities. One of the things we were actively looking for is the elastic feature, which was made a GA at this Ignite event. I am really happy that finally in Azure, we have a product which we can use for elastic clusters. If you are bound with a single server, then you have a vertical limit. Now you do not have any limits. As long as your use case grows, we can grow. The only thing I would maybe be thinking about is we should also allow customers to pick different node sizes for every node inside the elastic eventually. Some nodes do not need that big capacity. So that may be a nice-to-have feature, though it is not a must-have at this point.
YS
Site Reliability Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
High-performance monitoring has reduced costs and now supports long-term observability
Overall, VictoriaMetrics is a very strong tool. One area for improvement is documentation and learning resources. While the documentation is good, some advanced use cases and configuration could be explained more clearly with real-world examples. Another improvement would be the UI and built-in visualization. VictoriaMetrics mainly relies on tools like Grafana, so having a more feature-rich native UI for basic monitoring and exploration would be helpful. On the integration side, while it works great with Prometheus and Grafana, expanding native integration with more tools like CI/CD platforms, alerting systems, and cloud-native services would be beneficial. In terms of support and troubleshooting, having more built-in diagnostics or guided debugging tools would be helpful. Right now, when issues happen, it often relies on logs and external tools. Also, for enterprise usage, strong features like RBAC, audit logs, and multi-tenant management would be enhanced. The improvements would include UI and built-in visualization. Also, query complexity can be a bit challenging for new users. Simplifying it or providing better guidance for query building would improve usability. Finally, enterprise features and ecosystem integration could be expanded further.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Horizontal scaling has helped manage our workloads, making it easier for us to stay cost-efficient while also scaling when we get more traffic on our application."
"I rate Azure Database for PostgreSQL 10 out of 10."
"Azure Database for PostgreSQL has influenced my application development process by enabling me to take some of what we used to do on-premises, with PostgreSQL hosted in virtual machines, and transition that process into a SaaS solution."
"Overall, we are satisfied with Microsoft solutions and recommend them."
"The effective integration of Postgres with Microsoft products, especially with the inclusion of AI features in Azure AI, is significant for our applications."
"We transact 128 trillion data per month using Azure Database for PostgreSQL, which helps us to be more successful on every transaction that the customer is requesting from us."
"The most valuable features of Azure Database for PostgreSQL for us are reliability, performance, and cost, making it a good cost-benefit for us."
"I rate Azure Database for PostgreSQL 10 out of 10."
"VictoriaMetrics is an excellent solution for time-series monitoring with outstanding performance."
"We observed that RAM was reduced by around 70% and disk usage by 75%, while write speed increased 3x and query per second P95 latency became 7x faster."
 

Cons

"Azure Database for PostgreSQL has not really helped reduce infrastructure costs at my company."
"I believe Azure Database for PostgreSQL can be improved by allowing features that are only enabled or configured during creation to be configurable without redeploying the entire database, a process which can impact our customers if it involves an application outage."
"Occasionally, we experience throughput issues due to bandwidth limitations of client setups with Azure, which have limited connections, but as far as the service itself goes, it has been rock solid."
"Azure Database for PostgreSQL has not helped reduce infrastructure costs for me or my clients."
"There is a stability issue where, if the database usage peaks quickly, it may crash and require intervention to restore functionality. It does not auto-heal or self-heal in such situations."
"Performance is one area that has constraints for our customers. I believe there could be improvements in the mirroring part and Change Data Capture (CDC)."
"Coming from a traditional Oracle Exadata setup, all queries will run faster because Oracle has that optimization layer in between which optimizes it for you, which is why you pay a lot of money for that. When you come to Azure Database for PostgreSQL, that layer is gone."
"They can offer more RAG extensions. Currently, it only has the vector search. It does not presently support knowledge graph functionalities as Neo4j does. It also does not offer some tools to improve indexing the way other vector databases offer."
"One area for improvement is documentation and learning resources."
"The main area that needs improvement in VictoriaMetrics is the documentation itself, as the support is adequate and the open-source project does provide replies within one to two days."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pay-as-you-go pricing model plays a critical role in managing database-related costs and resource allocation. We build using Infrastructure as Code (IAC) and maintain a focus on FinOps to control Azure service costs. Some clients are pushy on price. It's critical to automate it, so we're just using it when appropriate and switching it off in certain scenarios."
"The pricing experience is positive. Azure Database for PostgreSQL reduces the need for hardware investments, and the pay-as-you-go pricing model positively affects database-related costs by allowing us to start small and scale as needed."
"We do not pay for a full-year subscription because our usage is still at the beginning phase and not much. The pay-as-you-go model works well for us."
"There aren't any notable areas for improvement that I could see. PostgreSQL was self-sufficient with no need for additional database knowledge to maintain it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
10%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Transportation Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise16
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Database for PostgreSQL?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Azure Database for PostgreSQL is positive; I appreciate it all. The pricing is very cost-effective and stable given that we have many data...
What needs improvement with Azure Database for PostgreSQL?
Azure Database for PostgreSQL can be improved in ways I'm very curious to explore with Horizon. I'm interested in seeing how the fully enterprise-hardened features change things and where that blur...
What is your primary use case for Azure Database for PostgreSQL?
My main use cases for Azure Database for PostgreSQL came from a personal project to scratch an itch, and it was the easiest one to go grab. I appreciate how easy PostgreSQL is to get running locall...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VictoriaMetrics?
The pricing was very good as I am following a subscription-based model. As of now, I have a better dashboard to view my monthly and yearly bills. It is very helpful to reallocate my budget to accom...
What needs improvement with VictoriaMetrics?
Overall, VictoriaMetrics is a very strong tool. One area for improvement is documentation and learning resources. While the documentation is good, some advanced use cases and configuration could be...
What is your primary use case for VictoriaMetrics?
My main use case is storing and querying the time-series metrics for monitoring and observability. I primarily use it as a high-performance back end for Prometheus, where it handles large volumes o...
 

Overview

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