PostgreSQL is the very best of the clunky 80s unix software. Its features and reliability are unmatched. The core contributors have earned the trust of the comm

PostgreSQL is the very best of the clunky 80s unix software. Its features and reliability are unmatched. The core contributors have earned the trust of the community. You lose a lot of features and performance when you go from a single server database to a distributed system. Distributed systems are significantly more complex to set up, administer, and debug. For nearly all databases in use, the tradeoff isn't worth it. It's really no wonder that postgresql is as popular as it is.