# OrioleDB

5 Hacker News commenters recommended OrioleDB and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Open-source Postgres storage engine that passes Postgres's own test suite in recent beta releases.

## Why people recommend it

- Eagerly awaited improvements for Postgres (2 comments): "Would be nice if the OrioleDB improvements were to be incorporated in postgresql proper some day" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46897352)) "OrioleDB can’t come quickly enough." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50152469))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Aether storage engine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/aether.md): 10 recommend
- [InnoDB](https://hackerapproved.com/p/innodb.md): 7 recommend
- [TidesDB](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tidesdb.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "OrioleDB", https://hackerapproved.com/p/orioledb/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).