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Citus Data

Citus gives you the Postgres you love, plus the superpower of distributed tables. 100% open source. Now with schema-based sharding in Citus 12.

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Freemium • ProprietarySelf-HostedAmazon Web ServicesSoftware as a Service SaaSBy Microsoft

About Citus Data

Citus gives you the Postgres you love, plus the superpower of distributed tables. 100% open source. Now with schema-based sharding in Citus 12. Distributed Scale Scale Postgres by distributing data & queries. You can start with a single Citus node, then add nodes & rebalance shards when you need to grow. Parallelized Performance Speed up queries by 20x to 300x (or more) through parallelism, keeping more data in memory, higher I/O bandwidth, and columnar compression. Power of Postgres Citus is an extension (not a fork) to the latest Postgres versions, so you can use your familiar SQL toolset & leverage your Postgres expertise. Simplified Architecture Reduce your infrastructure headaches by using a single database for both your transactional and analytical workloads. Open Source Download and use Citus open source for free. You can manage Citus yourself, embrace open source, and help us improve Citus via GitHub. Managed Database Service Focus on your application & forget about your database. Run your app on Citus in the cloud with Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL.

Key Features

  • ✓Real-time analytics

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Frequently asked questions

What is Citus Data?

Citus gives you the Postgres you love, plus the superpower of distributed tables. 100% open source. Now with schema-based sharding in Citus 12. It is listed under the Freemium • Proprietary license model in the SaaS Lenz directory.

Is Citus Data free to use?

Citus Data is listed as Freemium • Proprietary in our directory. Pricing and plan details can change, so check the official website for current terms before committing.

What platforms does Citus Data run on?

Citus Data is available on Self-Hosted, Amazon Web Services, Software as a Service SaaS, so you can use it across the devices your team already works with.

Who develops Citus Data?

Citus Data is developed by Microsoft. You can find more background and documentation on the product's official website.

What are the best alternatives to Citus Data?

Popular alternatives to Citus Data include Amazon Aurora, Hydra Postgres Analytics, InfluxDB, IRONdb, TimescaleDB. Compare their features, license models, and platforms on the SaaS Lenz alternatives page.