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PostgreSQL

The default database. For almost everything.

Category

Data

At the studio

Since 2018

Projects shipped

5 case studies

Status

Active

(01) Our take

We'd put Postgres as the single most undervalued technology of the last decade. Its extensibility (pgvector, PostGIS, TimescaleDB), its JSON support, its correctness guarantees, and its operational maturity make it the right default for nearly any application database.

We use Postgres as the primary store on almost every engagement. We reach for specialised databases only when the use case clearly earns it — and more often than not, a Postgres extension solves the problem without adding a second system to operate.

(02) What we build with it

Typical work

  • Primary database for web and mobile backends
  • Analytical workloads with TimescaleDB
  • Vector search with pgvector (see dedicated entry)
  • Geospatial applications with PostGIS

(03) How we engage

Engagement shape

Present on nearly every engagement — rarely the standalone focus. We also take on Postgres-specific audits for teams struggling with query performance or schema evolution.

(04) In production

Where we've shipped it

All case studies →

(05) Pairs with

Works well with

Technologies we reach for alongside PostgreSQL in most engagements.

Data

Supabase

Postgres with batteries — and the best DX in hosted databases.

Data

Neon

Postgres with serverless branches — and actual cold start.

Data

pgvector

Vector search without a second database.

Backend

Node.js

The default backend runtime for JavaScript shops.

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