Russian alternative to Oracle: Postgres Professional creates its own database machine

      Postgres Professional will invest 1.5 billion rubles in the development of its own database machine, Postgres Pro Machine, and plans to enter the hardware and software market in 2025. The new solution is aimed at government agencies, banks and oil and gas companies and will become part of the growing trend towards creating domestic high-performance data processing systems.Postgres Professional, specializing in the development of corporate software, announced its intention to invest 1.5 billion rubles in the creation of its own database machine, the Postgres Pro Machine,

      Kommersant has learned. The investments are designed for a period of three years and do not include investments from the partner, equipment manufacturer Delta Computers.Government agencies, banks, and companies in the oil and gas sector are considered key consumers of the product.

       According to the company, several dozen of these machines are currently being purchased annually in Russia, but by 2030 demand may triple to one hundred units per year. While maintaining the current market growth rate, Postgres Professional expects to occupy up to 50% of this segment.

       The Postgres Pro Machine is in the final stage of testing, with pilot implementations planned for the second half of 2025, the company said.

      Photo: Postgres Professional press service

       Industry experts point out that such investments and alliances between DBMS developers and hardware solution manufacturers are becoming a steady trend.

       OpenYard believes that investments in infrastructure for big data processing are justified — the growing demands on performance and scalability force DBMS vendors to strive to control both the software and the hardware platform on which it is deployed.

       LANIT recalls that many database developers have already tried to create their own software and hardware solutions: for example, Teradata developed hardware clusters for its DBMS, but later abandoned this strategy. At the same time, Oracle has been successful with Exadata, and Microsoft's attempts to create a similar PACKAGE, although they did not lead to a full-fledged product, show that the direction is relevant and promising. According to the company, such initiatives contribute to the technological development of the companies' products.

       Since 2023, this trend has become increasingly noticeable in the Russian market. Tantor Labs, part of the Astra Group, reported that they have been developing their own Tantor XData solution for more than two years, separating this area into a separate legal entity. Investments in the project reached 1 billion rubles, including the cost of equipment for demonstration stands, testing programs, as well as the creation of its own production base.

       TeDo stressed that the demand from large companies for domestic high-performance solutions for working with big data will continue to grow. This encourages Russian manufacturers and developers to enter this market. However, the main difficulties of import substitution in the DBMS segment are related to ensuring the necessary scalability and performance. According to these criteria, domestic products are still inferior to their foreign counterparts, and there are practically no solutions comparable in level to such complexes as Teradata or Oracle Exadata on the Russian market.