PostgreSQL Cracks Top 10 in ClickBench: pg_mooncake's Analytics Breakthrough

pg_mooncake, a PostgreSQL extension, has propelled PostgreSQL into the ClickBench top 10, a benchmark typically dominated by specialized analytics databases. This wasn't achieved through a simple wrapper, but by leveraging PostgreSQL's extensibility to implement a columnar storage format, vectorized execution using DuckDB, and in-database metadata management. This demonstrates that with careful optimization, PostgreSQL can deliver analytics performance comparable to specialized databases, while maintaining its flexibility and ecosystem advantages.