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Oracle Exadata VS PostgreSQL_

As of 30 October 2026, PostgreSQL is named by 9,372 companies and Oracle Exadata by 122; Oracle Exadata skews to companies under 200 people (36% vs 62%), PostgreSQL to companies over 1,000 (16% vs 39%).

As of 30 October 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Oracle Exadata's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, PostgreSQL rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Oracle Exadata: 2–200 employees
36%
PostgreSQL: 2–200 employees
62%
Oracle Exadata: 1,000+ employees
39%
PostgreSQL: 1,000+ employees
16%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.6 · 3.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
122companies name Oracle Exadata
9,372companies name PostgreSQL
59name both
443 · 28,204postings in 90 days, Oracle Exadata · PostgreSQL
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentOracle ExadatasharePostgreSQLshareLeans
Self-employed22%2132%even
2-10 employees54%1,16312%PostgreSQL
11-50 employees1613%2,45126%PostgreSQL
51-200 employees2319%2,18123%PostgreSQL
201-500 employees1210%1,14412%PostgreSQL
501-1000 employees1613%6817%Oracle Exadata
1001-5000 employees2016%8369%Oracle Exadata
5001-10000 employees87%2112%Oracle Exadata
10,001+ employees2016%4925%Oracle Exadata
By industry
SegmentOracle ExadatasharePostgreSQLshareLeans
Technology & software6452%5,54359%PostgreSQL
Business & finance services2823%1,68118%Oracle Exadata
Manufacturing & industry65%5506%even
Utilities & infrastructure65%2062%Oracle Exadata
Health care54%1291%Oracle Exadata
Media & content54%2743%even
Public, community & associations22%2082%even
Consumer services & leisure22%2172%even
Transport, logistics & rental22%1141%even
Automotive11%701%even
Commerce & trade11%1812%even
Property & construction––1211%outside top 12
By country
SegmentOracle ExadatasharePostgreSQLshareLeans
United States6856%5,18955%even
Germany65%6437%even
United Kingdom65%6177%even
France54%3374%even
India54%4044%even
Australia43%1101%Oracle Exadata
Spain43%––outside top 12
Italy43%1462%even
Canada22%2162%even
Poland22%1612%even
Romania22%––outside top 12
Singapore22%––outside top 12
Netherlands––1271%outside top 12
Brazil––981%outside top 12
Switzerland––901%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentOracle ExadatasharePostgreSQLshareLeans
IT operations & business systems34653%3,89710%Oracle Exadata
Data & AI8613%4,75912%even
Software engineering599%25,75564%PostgreSQL
Sales305%2101%Oracle Exadata
Product, program & project management81%3741%even
Engineering (non-software)41%6542%even
Legal, compliance & risk10%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications10%580%even
Customer service & success––2561%outside top 12
Unclassified––820%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––750%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––750%outside top 12
General management & consulting––500%outside top 12
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PostgreSQL is named by 9,372 companies in job postings and Oracle Exadata by 122; 59 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/oracle-exadata-vs-postgresql)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Oracle Exadata vs PostgreSQL: questions

Which is more used, Oracle Exadata or PostgreSQL?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, PostgreSQL (9,372) over Oracle Exadata (122). By website-and-DNS footprint, PostgreSQL (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Oracle Exadata?

36% of Oracle Exadata companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 62% for PostgreSQL. 39% of Oracle Exadata companies have over 1,000 employees, against 16% for PostgreSQL.

Do companies run both?

59 companies name both in their postings, usually Oracle Exadata in marketing and PostgreSQL in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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