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Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Innovate with a fully managed, AI-ready PostgreSQL database.
Enjoy built-in AI capabilities, mission-critical performance, and enterprise-grade security.
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OVERVIEW

Build AI apps with a PostgreSQL database

  • Build generative AI apps with native vector search, local embeddings, and the Azure AI extension.
  • Focus on application innovation with a fully managed PostgreSQL database with up to 99.99% uptime and high availability.
  • Build with your favorite PostgreSQL extensions and popular frameworks and languages with support for the latest versions.
  • Save up to 62% in TCO from simplified infrastructure, management, deployment, and operations.
FEATURES

Power PostgreSQL apps with built-in AI

Azure AI extension

Use language models and build rich generative AI applications within the database.
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Vector search

Use generative AI to add new capabilities such as integration with machine learning (ML) models and scalability to Postgres applications.
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Autonomous tuning

Take advantage of ML algorithms to boost performance.
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Vector embeddings

Generate embeddings within the database rather than remotely with reduced latency and predictable cost.
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Support for distributed PostgreSQL

Transform Postgres into a distributed database to achieve high performance at any scale with elastic clusters.
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Familiar features and extensions

Work with JSONB, geospatial support, rich indexing, Cron, PostGIS, PLV8, Ruby on Rails, Python with Django, Java, and Node.js.
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High availability and scaling

Get automated maintenance, patching, and updates. Provision in minutes and scale compute or storage with near-zero downtime.
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Migration service

Simplify the process of moving your PostgreSQL databases to Azure with online and offline migration options.
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Visual Studio Code extension 

Connect, query, and manage databases seamlessly within the PostgreSQL extension for VS Code.
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Security

Built-in security and compliance 

Microsoft has committed to investing $20 billion in cybersecurity over five years.
We employ more than 8,500 security and threat intelligence experts across 77 countries.
Azure has one of the largest compliance certification portfolios in the industry.
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Pricing

Find the right PostgreSQL offering that fits your needs

Scale compute and storage independently and pay only for what you use with PostgreSQL as a service.
See Azure Database for PostgreSQL pricing
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CUSTOMER STORIES

See how customers are innovating with Azure Database for PostgreSQL

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“Azure Database for PostgreSQL gives us greater performance capabilities and flexibility, enabling smaller teams to do more—especially when managing large numbers of databases.”
Mike Jasperson, VP, IoT Software Operations and Support, PTC
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“Azure is the turbocharger for delivering the right data to the right person on a large scale.”
Christof Gebhart, Mobile Data Recorder Cocreator, BMW Group
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“The partnership with Microsoft will also help us deliver innovation in AI on top of the Vault’s rock-solid foundation.”
Fernando Mesa, Chief Information Officer and Head of Engineering for Data and Analytics, BNY Mellon
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“Working with Microsoft, we tapped into the vast capabilities of the Azure integrated stack—high availability, low latency, stability, and of course scalability.”
Alex Zukerman, Chief Strategy Officer, Sapiens
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“Microsoft has become a strong partner who shares our interest in new technologies and concerns about their adoption.”
Park Jun-tae, CTO, Jeongyookgak
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Azure Database for PostgreSQL developer workshop

Learn the fundamentals of PostgreSQL application development, including embedding generative AI capabilities via Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Language service.
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Build a web app using Python

Deploy a data-driven Python web app (Django or Flask) to Azure App Service with Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
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Optimize pgvector performance

Learn how to use partitioning, indexing, and search settings to improve pgvector performance.
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Develop a web app using AKS

Deploy a Django application on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster using the Azure CLI.
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What is a SQL database?

Get an overview of SQL technology and use cases, and learn the differences between SQL and noSQL databases.
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What is PostgreSQL?

Learn the facts about PostgreSQL, including PostgreSQL data types and features.
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Open-source cloud developer series

See a demonstration of features, discuss the latest news, and share the love for data technology.
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

  • Read the Azure SLA.
  • Microsoft works with and directly contributes extensions to the open-source community. Read the Microsoft Open Source blog.
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL is available in more than 30 Azure regions in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
  • The migration service in Azure Database for PostgreSQL offers online and offline migration options. Learn more about options for migrating to Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
  • Use Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL to build cloud-native and digital apps with a fast PostgreSQL database for any scale. Leare more about Azure Cosmos DB.
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    The Economic Benefits of Migrating On-premises Databases to Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a commissioned report from ESG distributed by TechTarget, March 2025.