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OVERVIEW

Build AI apps with a PostgreSQL database

  • Use native vector search, local embeddings, and the Azure AI extension within the Postgres database to build smarter generative AI apps and agents.
  • 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 community versions.
  • Save up to 58% in TCO compared to on-premises 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 for 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 migrating PostgreSQL to Azure with online and offline migration options.
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Microsoft Visual Studio Code extension

Connect, query, and manage Postgres databases seamlessly within the coding environment.
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Security

Embedded security and compliance

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Full-time equivalent engineers dedicated to security initiatives at Microsoft.
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Partners with specialized security expertise.
 
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Compliance certifications, including over 50 specific to global regions and countries.
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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 Postgres as a service.
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CUSTOMER STORIES

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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.”
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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.”
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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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RESOURCES

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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 Language in Foundry Tools.
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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 Postgres data types and features.
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

  • Yes. Azure Database for PostgreSQL and Azure HorizonDB are fully managed, AI-ready relational database services built on the open-source PostgreSQL engine.
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL is a fully managed cloud database service built on the open-source PostgreSQL engine. Azure provisions the infrastructure and automatically handles patching, backups, high availability, and scaling. You connect using standard PostgreSQL tools while Azure manages the rest. Read the Azure Database for PostgreSQL documentation to learn more.
  • Key benefits include fully managed operations with automatic patching and upgrades, a 99.99% SLA with zone-redundant high availability, up to 58% lower TCO versus on-premises PostgreSQL, built-in AI capabilities with vector search and Azure AI integration, enterprise-grade security and compliance, and flexible on-demand scaling.
  • Microsoft is a strong supporter of the open-source community. Some of our most widely adopted and vibrant developer tools and frameworks, such as GitHub, Visual Studio Code, and .NET are open source. For PostgreSQL specifically, our team has made 450+ commits to PostgreSQL core over the last 10 years. Read the Microsoft Open Source blog.
  • You can create an Azure Database for PostgreSQL server in minutes using the Azure portal, Azure CLI, or the PostgreSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. Choose your PostgreSQL version, select a compute tier and storage size, configure networking, and Azure provisions and manages the server for you. Quickstart guides on Microsoft Learn walk you through each step.
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL is available in more than 60 Azure regions in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
  • Read the Azure SLA for details.
  • Azure supports online and offline migrations. Learn more about options for migrating to Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
  • Azure offers several managed database alternatives. Azure SQL Database provides a fully managed SQL Server engine for T-SQL workloads. Azure Database for MySQL supports MySQL applications. Azure Cosmos DB serves NoSQL and multi-model scenarios. Azure HorizonDB offers a PostgreSQL-compatible option for the most demanding, high-performance workloads.
  • Azure SQL Database uses Microsoft's SQL Server engine and T-SQL, ideal for SQL Server. Azure Database for PostgreSQL uses the open-source PostgreSQL engine with full open source compatibility and compatibility with popular extensions. Both are fully managed by Azure; your choice depends on whether your applications require SQL Server or PostgreSQL.
  • Yes. Azure Database for PostgreSQL is AI-ready with native vector support via pgvector, DiskANN for high-performance vector indexing, and the Azure AI extension for calling large language models directly from your database enabling scenarios like Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search, and intelligent agents.
  • Yes. With an Azure free account, you get up to 750 hours of Burstable compute and 32 GB of storage per month for 12 months at no cost. This is enough to run a small PostgreSQL server continuously, ideal for development, testing, or evaluation before committing to paid usage. Learn more about the Azure free account here.
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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.