[jpstewart]

Postgres is the same thing, you can use it as a row and column SQL database, or as an object-relational database. I've never used it, but everything I've ever heard about it has been pretty positive. 😁

I've been using Postgres for nearly 20 years now and have never once used or needed its object-relational aspects. As a plain SQL database, I find it to be reliable and easy to use. I'm sure Raion will be happy with it if the migration hassles can be overcome.

I started using Postgres at a time when MySQL didn't support certain features (foreign keys and transactions, IIRC) which were critical for another piece of open source software which I needed to run on top of a database. Postgres was the only open source database they supported at the time -- along with IBM DB2 and Oracle which were obviously well out of my price range! So I kind of got forced into Postgres and have never used MySQL (or its descendants). But I've also never regretted the choice of Postgres. Once I had it running for that one piece of third-party software I used it for all my personal needs and development work. Since 2003!