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Being open source, PostgreSQL is more of a competitor to MySql than SQLserver.
Why has SQL Server's ranking been falling behind
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Why has SQL Server's ranking been falling behind and may be overtaken by PostgreSQL in a few months since the dbengine website was acquired by Redgate? What do you think are the reasons?
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Viorel 121.6K Reputation points2025-05-05T09:12:17.4133333+00:00 The method of calculating the scores can be found on that site. But the part related to popularity probably doesn't take into account whether the products are mentioned for good or bad.
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Bruce (SqlWork.com) 75,541 Reputation points Moderator2025-05-05T15:18:39.42+00:00