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Josh P.
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Updated January 13, 2026
PostgreSQL vs Snowflake: Which is best for you?
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Relational Database Management
5.0
Data Storage Management
4.61
Secure Data Storage
4.56
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High Volume Processing
4.88
Real-Time Data
4.75
User Management
4.71
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Pros / Cons
- Security is very important in IoT. PostgreSQL offers robust security features such as SSL encryption and row-level access controls, ensuring that data is kept safe and secure.
- One of the drawback of the PostgreSQL is CPU usage is rather high.
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- It allows the rest of the company to manage their databases and tables to run reports and dashboards on their processes. Since we integrated it with Sigma Computing, we are able to pull data connections and run analysis pretty easy.
- The only real issue I had was the data return limits but am not entirely sure if that was a Snowflake issue or company threshold.
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Ease-of-Use
4.3/ 5
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4.3/ 5
Customer Support
4.1/ 5
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4.5/ 5
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Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad