Tools · Database selector

Which database? Probably Postgres.

The industry’s worst-kept secret, as an interactive tool. Answer three questions; the recommendation updates with its full reasoning, which mirrors our published architecture decision records. When your case genuinely isn’t Postgres, it says so.

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Recommendation

  • PostgreSQLour recommendation

Disagree? Good - argue with us. The best conversations start there.

Why a selector this opinionated?

Because database sprawl is one of the quietest project killers: every extra engine is another thing to secure, back up, monitor and staff. Our production systems run on PostgreSQL and Redis (ADR-003, ADR-004) - the tool encodes the same judgment, including its honest exceptions.

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