HN: "Postgres is exactly the database you want when desperately searching for product-market fit"

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Hacker News discussion with critical counter-evidence: Multiple engineers returned from ScyllaDB to "postgres + redis because it was cheaper." ScyllaDB's Cassandra data model "heavily dictates query performance" and requires upfront schema design — poor fit for evolving startup schemas. No transactions, joins, or flexible querying.
Published October 1, 2023
Added March 21, 2026