YugabyteDB Levels Up its PostgreSQL Compatibility with PG15 Features and Seamless Upgrades

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 30, 2025 — Yugabyte today announced YugabyteDB 2.25, the latest version of its open-source, high-performance distributed SQL database, which now boasts complete compatibility with PostgreSQL 15 and a wealth of new features. This significant milestone, currently available as a tech preview, reinforces Yugabyte’s commitment to the popular PostgreSQL database and provides customers with the freedom to safely upgrade or downgrade to the major PostgreSQL version most compatible with their data infrastructure.

“Although PostgreSQL remains the most popular database among developers, a factor that slows down adoption of newer PostgreSQL features or innovations is the risks upgrading can bring, especially the potential impact on existing applications,” said Karthik Ranganathan, co-founder and co-CEO, Yugabyte. “We have put significant time and resources into developing an efficient process and reusable framework for quickly adopting future PostgreSQL versions. This includes seamless fallback and downgrade options that eliminate disruption for YugabyteDB users as they explore and innovate using the latest PostgreSQL features. This new release is the culmination of a long-term project to ensure customers benefit from the innovative features included in later versions of PostgreSQL, and are well placed to quickly and seamlessly adopt future PostgreSQL versions.”

PostgreSQL released version 17 in September 2024, but most enterprises still run their production on PostgreSQL 14 (or below) due to its proven compatibility with their existing tools and operating systems.

Yugabyte 2.25 is well-placed to meet customers wherever they are in their PostgreSQL lifecycle. Enterprises can now easily upgrade to the latest PostgreSQL version but also seamlessly revert back to a previous version if needed, without application disruption. This gives them the confidence and flexibility to explore the latest PostgreSQL features and innovations without worrying about disruption or downtime.

Committed to delivering the most PostgreSQL-compatible distributed database on the market to developers, YugabyteDB 2.25 provides:

• The Latest PostgreSQL Advancements: Access a wealth of new features introduced by the PostgreSQL community between versions 11.2 and 15, including generated columns, foreign keys on partitioned tables, and multi-range aggregates for enhanced data modeling and querying.
• Seamless Upgrades and Downgrades: Quickly make online downgrades and upgrades to newer PostgreSQL versions, eliminating downtime and ensuring business continuity, disaster recovery, and uninterrupted change data capture (CDC).
• Unparalleled Scalability and Resilience: Experience a distributed architecture, which offers unparalleled scalability, high availability, and global data distribution with exceptional performance.
• Enterprise-Grade Features: Discover robust features, often only found in ‘enterprise’ versions, including zero-downtime upgrades, seamless backups and restores (PITR clone), and efficient disaster recovery, while maintaining low-latency transactions in geographically distributed environments.

“We are excited about YugabyteDB’s Postgres 15 launch and, in particular, looking forward to the many added features which will help as we migrate from SQL Server to YugabyteDB,” commented Kevin Visscher, Software Engineer, New Black.

Yugabyte stands alone in offering a fully PostgreSQL-compatible, cloud-native database that delivers key enterprise-grade features, including zero-downtime upgrades, robust disaster recovery, and unparalleled scalability and availability.

To learn more, sign up for a free trial and experience the power of fully-managed YugabyteDB with YugabyteDB Aeon, or download the fully open source version of the database and start exploring. Plus, visit Yugabyte’s launch blog or new features blog for more insight into YugabyteDB 2.25.

About Yugabyte

Yugabyte is the company behind YugabyteDB, the open-source, high-performance distributed SQL database for building global, cloud-native applications. YugabyteDB serves business-critical applications with SQL query flexibility, high performance, and cloud-native agility, thus allowing enterprises to focus on business growth instead of complex data infrastructure management. It is trusted by companies in cybersecurity, financial markets, IoT, retail, e-commerce, and other verticals. Founded in 2016 by former Facebook and Oracle engineers, Yugabyte is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, 8VC, Dell Technologies Capital, Sapphire Ventures, and others.

Source: Yugabyte