Clickbench Says Postgres Is a Great Analytics Database
Clickbench ranks Postgres highly for analytics after optimization via pg_mooncake. Unlike traditional views of Postgres as an OLTP database, its extensibility allows it to perform comparably to specialized analytics systems. Key advancements include using a columnstore format and vectorized execution with embedded DuckDB for efficient data processing. This new capability retains Postgres's flexibility while streamlining the data stack.