DOCS
Overview
Unify your Postgres and analytics
Do away with complex ETL pipelines. With Snowflake Postgres, you can connect your application data to the powerful Snowflake platform to build AI agents and data-driven applications faster than ever before.
Your footprint, simplified
Manage Snowflake Postgres alongside all your other data and AI workloads on the comprehensive Snowflake platform.
Built for builders
Deliver new customer experiences and applications that leverage transactional and analytical processing capabilities together.
Enterprise-ready from day one
Get the unwavering security, reliability and performance you need. Snowflake Postgres allows you to operate with confidence.
BENEFITS
One platform for yourtransactions, analytics and AI
UNIFY YOUR DATA
Eliminate architectural complexity
Consolidate your application and analytical data onto a single platform, eliminating silos.
Get one consistent security perimeter, one bill to manage and one easy experience for all your workloads.
Maximize the value of your Snowflake investment.
THE FUTURE OF DATA INTEGRATION
Connect your live data effortlessly
Shatter the barrier between your operations and analytics, making your fresh transactional data available across the AI Data Cloud.
Empower your teams with the ability to build context-aware AI agents, deliver rich personalization and run powerful real-time analytics.
Unlock new revenue streams by innovating with data the moment it's created.
OPERATE WITH CONFIDENCE
Run your mission-critical apps and AI
Build and scale your most important applications on an enterprise-ready foundation.
Ensure your services are always on with automated high availability and proven performance in high-stakes environments.
Protect your data by leveraging a platform that is resilient and secure by design, providing everything from point-in-time recovery to advanced security.
FULL COMPATIBILITY
Unleash the full power of Postgres
Developers have so many reasons to choose Postgres: It’s reliable, incredibly flexible with different data types and backed by a rich, open-source ecosystem of extensions.
Snowflake Postgres lets you realize the full power of this beloved database. We handle the management, scaling and security, so your developers can focus on building with all the tools they love.
USE CASES
Accelerate Your Application Development
Operational store
Power your applications with Snowflake Postgres as your operational store. Developers can use their favorite extensions, clients and ORMs to migrate or create apps.
Real-time analytics
Ensure your fresh operational data is ready for analysis in the AI Data Cloud, so your teams can make critical decisions on up-to-date and complete information.
Modern AI and app development
Unlock a new class of intelligent applications. Build on a unified architecture that handles both high-throughput transactions and large-scale analytics.
Snowflake Postgres
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions about Snowflake Postgres? We've got answers. Here are some of the most common questions to help you understand how it works and how you can get started.
Is this fully-compatible Postgres?
Yes, Snowflake Postgres is 100% compatible with open-source PostgreSQL. Our goal is to provide an authentic Postgres experience that developers know and love, so you can use your existing drivers, tools, ORMs and extensions without code changes. We then enhance that experience with the unique benefits of the Snowflake platform.
How does pricing work?
Snowflake Postgres follows Snowflake’s familiar usage-based pricing model. You choose the instance family and size appropriate for your workload, and the amount of storage you want to provision. This allows you to leverage your existing Snowflake commitment.
How do I migrate an existing Postgres database?
Migration is straightforward thanks to our full compatibility. You can use standard Postgres tools like pg_dump and pg_restore to migrate most existing Postgres databases to Snowflake Postgres with minimal effort. Larger databases typically call for COPY commands to unload and load data. For most applications, no code changes are required.
