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Databases

MySQL vs PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL shows up at 35 of the 252 companies we track, MySQL at 5. 4 have both.

Counts come from DNS, response headers, page source and public job posts; a tool named in a single job post is not counted. They show adoption among companies developers look up, not market share. There is no signed verdict for this pair yet.

MySQL

5

companies (2% of those tracked)

Only MySQL

1 company, plus 4 with both

Usually paired with

React (5), Kubernetes (5), Cloudflare (4), Python (4), TypeScript (4)

PostgreSQL

35

companies (14% of those tracked)

Only PostgreSQL

31 companies, plus 4 with both

Usually paired with

React (30), Python (29), TypeScript (27), Kubernetes (27), Stripe (24)

Both