Postgres Conference

What Postgres Conference does

Postgres Conference (also known as PostgresConf and PostgresWorld) is a nonprofit 501c3 organization operating under the PGCentral Foundation that produces educational conferences, webinars, and training programs focused on the PostgreSQL database ecosystem. Founded in 2007 by Joshua D. Drake and operating continuously for nearly two decades, the organization runs flagship in-person events (most recently Orlando 2025 and the upcoming San Jose 2026), regional PGConf Local events across multiple US cities, and international editions in Beijing and Cape Town, South Africa. The portfolio is built around the mission 'People, Postgres, Data' and targets PostgreSQL database administrators, software developers, enterprise decision makers, and extension developers.

The organization's core products include annual multi-track conferences with six tracks (Dev, Ops, Essentials, Extensions Day, Life and Fun, and Professional Development); free PostgresWorld Webinars delivered year-round from Bellingham; and paid PostgresWorld Training Sessions sold as pre-conference add-ons starting in 2026. Its conference management platform is built on Ruby on Rails, and events typically draw 100+ curated sessions from a pool of 170+ community talk submissions. The 2018 flagship PostgresConf US in Jersey City drew 601 attendees, 28 sponsors, and 207 talk submissions.

Postgres Conference's revenue model is sponsorship-led, with tiered Diamond, Platinum, and Gold sponsorships from major database and cloud vendors including AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, EnterpriseDB, Pivotal, 2ndQuadrant, and Timescale, supplemented by tiered attendee ticket sales ($299 early bird / $599 regular for the 2026 event) and paid training workshops. The organization is volunteer-organized with a small core leadership team, including Co-Chairs Amanda Nystrom and Viral Shah, and is operationally supported by a network of regional user group partners (NYC Postgres, Silicon Valley Postgres, PhillyPUG, SeaPug, AUSPUG, and others).

Name

Postgres Conference

Legal name

PGCentral Foundation

Website

https://postgresconf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Postgres Conference is a nonprofit 501c3 organization that produces educational conferences, webinars, and training for the PostgreSQL database community, serving DBAs, developers, enterprise users, and extension developers across the US, China, and South Africa since 2007.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Conferences and Database Education

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Education Conference Organizers (THAHACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA), Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD)

Keywords

• PostgreSQL conferences
• Database education events
• Open source community events
• Database training workshops
• Developer conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

Jersey City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Conference Registration: Revenue generated from ticket sales for conference attendance, with tiered pricing including early bird and regular admission rates. Training sessions sold separately as add-ons.
2. Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors support the conference at various levels (Diamond, Platinum, Gold, etc.) in exchange for visibility with the PostgreSQL professional community. Sponsors include major cloud providers, database companies, and ecosystem工具 vendors.
3. Training: Pre-conference specialized training workshops sold as separate add-on tickets, taught by PostgreSQL experts and community leaders.
4. Webinars: Free educational webinars (PostgresWorld Webinars) providing ongoing community education year-round.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Postgres Conference organizes non-profit PostgreSQL-focused conferences, webinars, and training workshops under the PGCentral Foundation (501c3). Its core offerings are the annual flagship in-person conferences (PostgresConf US and Postgres Conference Silicon Valley), the year-round free PostgresWorld Webinars series, paid pre-conference PostgresWorld Training workshops, and local/regional events co-organized with city Postgres user groups. The events deliver technical education across Dev, Ops, Essentials, Extensions, Professional Development, and Life & Fun tracks, supported by corporate sponsorships from AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, EnterpriseDB, and other PostgreSQL ecosystem companies.

Product overview

Postgres Conference (also known as PostgresConf/PostgresWorld) is a nonprofit conference series organizer dedicated to the PostgreSQL community. The organization operates a portfolio of educational products centered on the Postgres Conference main events featuring six specialized tracks (Dev, Ops, Essentials, Extensions Day, Life and Fun, and Professional Development), complemented by the free PostgresWorld Webinars for year-round education and paid PostgresWorld Training sessions for in-depth workshops. The portfolio also includes local/regional events and blog content that support the 'People, Postgres, Data' community mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PostgresWorld Webinars Free online webinar series providing year-round Postgres education to the PostgreSQL community, featuring presentations on PostgreSQL topics, extensions, and best practices. Targeted at PostgreSQL professionals who cannot attend in-person events.
• PostgresWorld Training Sessions Paid expert-led hands-on training workshops offered as pre-conference add-ons, providing in-depth PostgreSQL skills development. Targeted at professionals seeking deep technical skills training beyond standard conference sessions.
• Postgres Conference Main Events Annual flagship in-person PostgreSQL conferences featuring multiple tracks (Dev, Ops, Essentials, Extensions Day, Life and Fun, Professional Development) with keynotes, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. Targeted at PostgreSQL DBAs, developers, and enterprise decision-makers.
• Local and Regional Events Smaller-scale regional PostgreSQL conferences and meetups organized in partnership with local Postgres user groups, bringing community content to specific geographic areas. Targeted at regional PostgreSQL practitioners.

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)flagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2025AWS serves as Diamond sponsor for Postgres Conference events, providing support for the non-profit conference series. AWS delivers fully managed, PostgreSQL-compatible database services and has been a consistent supporter of the open source ecosystem, empowering developers worldwide.
• Google CloudflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2025Google Cloud is a conference sponsor offering Cloud SQL and AlloyDB - fully managed PostgreSQL solutions with scalability, performance, and integrated AI capabilities. Google is also exploring contributing pg_page_verification to PostgreSQL.org.
• Command Prompt, InccoreTechnology or Integration · 14 May 2025One of the oldest PostgreSQL service providers offering consulting, managed services, and training for mission-critical environments. Deep PostgreSQL expertise with ongoing community advocacy making them a trusted pillar of the Postgres community.
• FujitsucoreTechnology or Integration · 14 May 2025Global technology leader providing enterprise-grade PostgreSQL solutions backed by robust support. Their long-term contributions to PostgreSQL development demonstrate commitment to open source and scalable, high-performance deployments.
• PgEdgecoreTechnology or Integration · 14 May 2025PgEdge enables globally distributed PostgreSQL deployments through their platform designed for edge and multi-region architectures. They bring data closer to users for enhanced performance, resilience, and compliance.
• Unlimited with ExceptionsminorOthers · 14 May 2025Conference partner providing integrative health and wellness coaching focused on the whole person, including mind, body, and spirit. Helps individuals achieve balance, resilience, and sustainable well-being.
• Compose (IBM)coreTechnology or Integration · 11 July 2018Platinum sponsor offering PostgreSQL-as-a-Service in the cloud. Part of IBM's database portfolio providing fully managed PostgreSQL deployments.
• PivotalflagshipTechnology or Integration · 29 May 2018Diamond sponsor and maker of Greenplum (Postgres-based MPP database). Hosted Postgres Extension Developers Coalition events and patch review workshops. Contributed significantly to PostgreSQL core through merger of Greenplum with PostgreSQL versions.
• EnterpriseDB (EDB)flagshipTechnology or Integration · 29 May 2018Diamond sponsor and leading PostgreSQL platform company. Two team members in PostgreSQL Core team, 4 committers, 6 named contributors. Supports 92 of Fortune 500 and 311 of Forbes Global 2000. Contributed zHeap, JIT compilation, and other performance features.
• TimescalecoreTechnology or Integration · 29 May 2018Facilities/media sponsor and creator of TimescaleDB - a PostgreSQL extension for time-series data. Provides database training sessions at conferences and supports community education.
• Chinese Open Source Promotion UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2018Launched Chinese Postgres Association in collaboration with Postgres Conference. Represents international community expansion bringing Chinese PostgreSQL community to US conferences.
• Women Who Code NYCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2018Diversity partnership providing volunteers for conference operations. Women Who Code NYC members receive free conference attendance, building pipeline for diverse talent in PostgreSQL community.
• 2ndQuadrantflagshipTechnology or Integration · 12 April 2018Platinum sponsor providing PostgreSQL solutions for the enterprise. Over 100 years of combined code contributions to PostgreSQL project. Active in BDR (Bi-Directional Replication), Barman backup tool, and PostgreSQL development.
• Ohio Linux FestminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 16 August 2017Partnership combining PGConf Local: Ohio with Ohio Linux Fest for integrated open source conference experience.
• Silicon Valley PostgrescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 August 2017Fastest growing Postgres user group in North America (reaching 700+ members). Co-organizes PostgresConf Silicon Valley events and provides ongoing community education in the Bay Area.
• SeaPug (Seattle Postgres)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 August 2017Seattle PostgreSQL User Group partnering for PGConf Local: Seattle events to bring Postgres education to Pacific Northwest community.
• Austin PostgreSQL User Group (AUSPUG)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 28 June 2017Austin PostgreSQL User Group partnering for inaugural PGConf Local: Austin event in Texas.
• PhillyPUG (Philadelphia Postgres)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 8 May 2017Philadelphia PostgreSQL User Group co-organizing PGConf Local: Philly events with Wharton School hosting.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Open Source Summit (Linux Foundation): Open Source Summit is the Linux Foundation's flagship cross-project open source conference, covering many communities including database projects. Comparable as a broad open source conference that competes for both attendees and corporate sponsors with open-source budgets, and which frequently includes PostgreSQL-related tracks.
• Data + AI Summit (Databricks): Data + AI Summit (formerly Spark + AI Summit) is a large data-platform conference run by Databricks with substantial PostgreSQL-adjacent content (analytics, lakehouse, data engineering). Comparable as a higher-budget, vendor-led data conference competing for sponsor mindshare and overlapping attendee personas.
• FOSDEM: FOSDEM is a large, free, community-organized open source conference in Brussels featuring a dedicated PostgreSQL devroom. Comparable as a free, volunteer-run, non-profit open source event model that competes for European developer mindshare and demonstrates the scale community-only events can achieve.
• AWS re:Invent: AWS re:Invent is AWS's flagship annual conference with substantial PostgreSQL-compatible database content (RDS, Aurora). It is comparable as a competing draw for both attendees and sponsor mindshare; AWS is also Postgres Conference's largest sponsor, making re:Invent both a partner and a competitor for attention.

Direct peers

• PGConf.EU / PGConf.dev: PGConf.EU and PGConf.dev are PostgreSQL community conferences organized under the PostgreSQL community umbrella. They are directly comparable as PostgreSQL-focused community conferences with similar content, audiences, and a mix of community and vendor sponsorship.
• PGDay (European PostgreSQL community events): PGDay is a network of regional PostgreSQL-focused community conferences organized across Europe. It is directly comparable as a peer PostgreSQL education event series serving the same persona (DBAs and developers) through community-driven, single-vendor technology events.
• Percona Live: Percona Live is a long-running independent conference series covering open source databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB. It is the most direct peer to Postgres Conference, competing for the same database administrator and developer audience and for the same pool of database-vendor sponsors.
• MongoDB World: MongoDB World is the flagship annual conference for the MongoDB database community, run by the primary database vendor. It is comparable as a major vendor-ecosystem database conference with a similar attendee base of developers and DBAs and a similar sponsorship model anchored by cloud and tooling vendors.

Others

• PyCon US: PyCon US is a long-running community-organized annual conference run by the Python Software Foundation. Comparable as a non-profit, volunteer-run single-technology community conference model that Postgres Conference follows operationally, even though it serves a different developer community.

Regional players

• SCaLE (Southern California Linux Expo): SCaLE is a large community-run open source conference that has hosted PostgreSQL content alongside many other open source projects. Comparable as a community-organized, nonprofit open source conference model that PostgresConf Local events often partnered with (e.g., PGConf Local: Ohio with Ohio Linux Fest).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/postgres-conference

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Profiles6 records

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