This blog was co-authored by Jack Christie and Dave Stone.
EDB Postgres AI introduces Greenplum-compatible, open source alternative
Today, we’re excited to announce EDB Postgres AI - Support for Greenplum Workloads and a new open source fork of Greenplum: WarehousePG—empowering organizations with at-risk Greenplum deployments to reclaim open source innovation with an Apache-licensed Greenplum alternative backed by award-winning EDB support.
Open source is a core priority at EDB, stemming from a commitment to provide our customers with the freedom, flexibility, and efficiency they need to thrive. For over 20 years, we’ve been a critical contributor to beloved open source projects like PostgreSQL and CloudNativePG. We’ve also made a name for ourselves helping hundreds of businesses break free from Oracle constraints — reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) without sacrificing performance or enterprise-grade support.
EDB Postgres AI - Support for Greenplum Workloads and WarehousePG are the latest ways we’re making good on this commitment, which is why we’ve built a team of open source Greenplum experts to drive the next evolution of Postgres data warehousing.
Addressing the changing landscape
Hundreds of customers today have mission-critical workloads running on Greenplum. When Greenplum Database became closed-source in May of 2024, these businesses were put in a difficult position: continue using end-of-life open source technology with mounting security and compatibility issues; or enter a vendor-locked relationship subject to unpredictable price increases and inconsistent support. No matter which path is chosen, business-critical systems and existing Greenplum investments are at stake — creating a pressing need for a third option.
EDB Postgres AI - Support for Greenplum Workloads is the secure, Greenplum-compatible, open source alternative these customers have been looking for.
EDB Postgres AI provides support for Greenplum Database workloads
EDB Postgres AI - Support for Greenplum Workloads provides a seamless transition for Greenplum customers to WarehousePG, an Apache-licensed fork from the latest open source version of Greenplum, the Postgres-based data warehouse. With this comprehensive solution, companies can protect existing skill and infrastructure investments while positioning themselves for flexible, open source innovation. Plus, enterprise-grade support from EDB — including our team of experts with years of experience building and maintaining complex Greenplum systems — ensures business-critical analytics workloads continue uninterrupted.
By leveraging EDB Postgres AI - Support for Greenplum Workloads, organizations can reclaim long-term adaptability for their data warehouse strategy, reducing TCO and avoiding vendor constraints on innovation and infrastructure. We make modernizing to WarehousePG painless — with zero migration thanks to binary compatibility with Greenplum versions 6.x and 7.x. No reskilling or refactoring required. WarehousePG also accelerates innovation for advanced Analytics and AI use cases with capabilities and Postgres extension compatibility unavailable on legacy Greenplum. On top of all this, businesses get peace of mind with 24x7 break/fix support, patching of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs), and signed packages from EDB — ensuring a secure open source supply chain.
For a more technical, comprehensive look at EDB Postgres AI - Support for Greenplum Workloads and WarehousePG, read the deep dive blog.
Apache-licensed WarehousePG
WarehousePG is designed to ensure operational efficiency and minimal friction, providing the powerful features Greenplum users are accustomed to.
- Massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture: Achieve high-performance, distributed query execution, enabling efficient processing of petabyte-scale datasets.
- Robust Greenplum and Postgres compatibility: Enjoy binary compatibility with Greenplum 6.x and 7.x and integrate seamlessly with existing Postgres tools and extensions.
- Advanced analytics and AI integration: Unlock modern AI and analytics use cases like natural language processing and geospatial analysis with support for machine learning, vector database functionality, and GPU integration.
- Federated data access: Break down data silos and enable unified analytics across distributed data sources in diverse formats like Hadoop, cloud storage, ORC, AVRO, and Parquet, eliminating the need for complex ETL pipelines.
- Enterprise-grade reliability: Power always-on analytics applications with standby configurations, built-in resource management, and parallel backup-restore for high availability and scalability.
We’re planning to contribute new functionality and improved Postgres extension compatibility to the WarehousePG project, and we invite you to contribute, too! The open source fork is available on GitHub. To hear more about WarehousePG and meet some of the experts behind EDB Postgres AI - Support for Greenplum Workloads, check out this webinar.
EDB Postgres AI provides an open source solution for Greenplum customers
EDB Postgres AI - Support for Greenplum Workloads provides a way forward for enterprise Greenplum deployments, but our vision extends far beyond transitioning to a stabilized, open source solution. As we approach general availability for the EDB Postgres AI Hybrid Control Plane, we’ll be adding WarehousePG observability and management integrations, further solidifying EDB Postgres AI as a comprehensive sovereign data and AI platform. Stay tuned for further developments.
Right now, customers can get EDB Postgres AI - Support for Greenplum Workloads by contacting EDB.
Disclaimer: Greenplum® is a registered trademark of Broadcom Inc. EDB and EDB Postgres AI are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Broadcom Inc. Any references to Greenplum are for comparative, educational, and interoperability purposes only.