Benchmarking Postgres in a transparent, standardized and fair way is challenging. Here, we look at the process of how we did it in-depth

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PlanetScale introduces their PostgreSQL benchmarking methodology and results, comparing their service against major cloud providers like AWS Aurora, Google AlloyDB, Neon, and Supabase. They developed an internal tool called Telescope for standardized database performance testing using three key benchmarks: latency tests, TPCC industry-standard benchmarks, and OLTP read-only workloads. The benchmarks focus on measuring query latency, typical OLTP performance, high-pressure performance, and price-to-performance ratios. PlanetScale claims superior performance across all tested scenarios while providing transparent methodology details and inviting feedback from competitors.

Benchmarking Postgres — PlanetScale