Soft.xyz is an independent, data-driven platform that compares 232+ developer tools across 69 categories by real metrics — GitHub activity, npm downloads, actual pricing, DX scores, and community sentiment. Unlike pay-to-play review sites, every ranking on Soft.xyz is based on publicly verifiable data pulled from GitHub, npm, and official pricing pages.

How does Soft.xyz collect data?

Soft.xyz pulls data from public APIs including GitHub (stars, forks, commits, open issues, last commit date), npm (weekly download counts), and official pricing pages. Community sentiment data comes from Reddit and Hacker News mention tracking. All metrics are refreshed weekly and timestamped so you can see exactly when data was last updated.

Is Soft.xyz free to use?

Yes, Soft.xyz is completely free to use. All tool pages, comparisons, benchmarks, DX scores, pricing analysis, and category rankings are available at no cost. For teams that need a deeper analysis, we offer a paid Stack Audit report ($199) that evaluates your entire tech stack with personalized recommendations. An API is also available for programmatic access to our dataset.

How many tools does Soft.xyz track?

Soft.xyz tracks 232 developer tools across 69 categories including databases, hosting, authentication, payments, analytics, CI/CD, monitoring, search, CMS, and more. Each tool page includes real-time GitHub metrics, npm download counts, pricing breakdowns, and side-by-side comparisons with alternatives in the same category.

Home / Migrations / MySQL → PostgreSQL

MySQL → PostgreSQL

hard

PostgreSQL is more standards-compliant, has better JSON support, window functions, and a richer extension ecosystem. Moving from MySQL requires schema and query adjustments.

Estimated: 8-20h · 6 steps

Progress0%

Step 1: Audit MySQL-specific features

List all places using: AUTO_INCREMENT, ENUM types, FULLTEXT indexes, MySQL functions (IFNULL, GROUP_CONCAT, DATE_FORMAT).

Step 2: Use pgloader for initial migration

pgloader handles most MySQL→PostgreSQL schema and data conversion automatically.

pgloader mysql://user:pass@localhost/mydb postgresql://user:pass@localhost/mydb

Step 3: Fix schema differences

AUTO_INCREMENT → SERIAL/GENERATED. tinyint(1) → boolean. DATETIME → TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE. Backticks → double quotes.

Step 4: Fix queries

IFNULL → COALESCE. GROUP_CONCAT → STRING_AGG. LIMIT x,y → LIMIT y OFFSET x. Stricter GROUP BY (must include all non-aggregated columns).

Step 5: Update ORM config

Prisma: change provider to 'postgresql'. Drizzle: switch to pg dialect. Sequelize: change dialect option.

Step 6: Test thoroughly

✓ All queries return correct results, transactions work, performance acceptable

What this migration involves

Moving from MySQL to PostgreSQL is rated hard and takes about 8-20h on a typical project. The guide breaks it into 6 steps, 1 of which ship with runnable commands and 1 with a verification check.

Related migrations

PlanetScale → Neon — medium, 4-10h PlanetScale → Turso — medium, 4-8h Self-hosted PostgreSQL → Neon — easy, 1-3h SQLite → PostgreSQL — medium, 3-6h redis (npm) → iovalkey — easy, 1h

FAQ

How long does migrating from MySQL to PostgreSQL take?

Around 8-20h for a typical project — 6 steps, difficulty rated hard, 1 of them with copy-paste commands.

Is moving from MySQL to PostgreSQL reversible?

No reverse guide is tracked yet, so treat this as a one-way move and keep a full export of your MySQL data before you start.

What does PostgreSQL cost compared to MySQL?

Pricing for both tools is contact-based or not tracked yet.