ElectricSQL
Shares rank 3 of 4 sync engines by recommenders
People recommend ElectricSQL as a Postgres sync service that keeps client and server data in real time, and they praise the team's fast responses to reported issues.
People recommend ElectricSQL as a Postgres sync service that keeps client and server data in real time, and they praise the team's fast responses to reported issues.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Real-time Postgres sync to clients
“Efforts like Electric SQL to have APIs/protocols for bulk fetching all changes (to a "table") is where it's at.”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Why Nextcloud feels slow to use” “You can use http://electric-sql.com to sync into PGlite in the browser from postgres.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “PGlite – Embeddable Postgres” “We solve reactive, real-time sync across client and server”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2025)” - Comment from 5 May 2026 in “Show HN: Electrolite – embeddable ElectricSQL-style sync for SQLite”
Responsive, fast-fixing development team
“Really want to give props to the ElectricSQL team from issue reported to issue fixed and deployed”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “ElectricSQL database takeover vulnerability found by AI” “great communication through the process”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “ElectricSQL database takeover vulnerability found by AI”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Concern about lock-in and DSL
“the amount of lock-in or DSL was not my cup of tea”
Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “How's Linear so fast? A technical breakdown”
Other sync engines people recommend
The three most recommended other sync engines, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SyncKit | 8 | 2 | 80% | 3 | — | — |
| Zero by Rocicorp | 7 | 2 | 78% | 4 | — | — |
| ElectricSQLThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
| Jazz | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the amount of lock-in or DSL was not my cup of tea”
“really likes Electric's Shape model for Postgres”
“great communication through the process”
“Really want to give props to the ElectricSQL team from issue reported to issue fixed and deployed”
“You can use http://electric-sql.com to sync into PGlite in the browser from postgres.”
“We solve reactive, real-time sync across client and server”
“Efforts like Electric SQL to have APIs/protocols for bulk fetching all changes (to a "table") is where it's at.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.