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Lattice vs PostgreSQL

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Lattice

Software

People management platform for growing companies

From
$11/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
PostgreSQL logo

PostgreSQL

Software

The world's most advanced open source relational database

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only PostgreSQL has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Lattice a $4,000 minimum annual agreement applies, so the per seat prices only describe the cost above that floor; PostgreSQL requires manual scaling across multiple machines for very large deployments
  • They diverge on capability: Lattice covers Performance reviews, PostgreSQL covers ACID Compliance.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Lattice and PostgreSQL actually diverge.

Attributes where Lattice and PostgreSQL differ
AttributeLatticePostgreSQL
Starting price$11/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiLinux, Windows, macOS, BSD, Unix
Founded20151996

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Lattice

  • Performance reviews
  • OKRs & goal tracking
  • Employee engagement surveys
  • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Continuous feedback
  • Compensation management
  • Career development
  • People analytics

Only in PostgreSQL

  • ACID Compliance
  • JSON/JSONB Support
  • Full-text Search
  • Extensibility
  • Advanced Indexing
  • Partitioning
  • Replication
  • pgAdmin

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Lattice

  • Running performance reviews, goals and engagement surveysnot PostgreSQL
  • Managing compensation cycles and career development frameworksnot PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL

  • Transaction processingnot Lattice
  • Data storagenot Lattice
  • Application backendnot Lattice
  • Reportingnot Lattice
  • Data analyticsnot Lattice

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Lattice

  • A $4,000 minimum annual agreement applies, so the per seat prices only describe the cost above that floor
  • Billing is annual only
  • The platform is sold as three separate base products at $10, $8 and $4 per seat per month, so a full deployment stacks rather than being one price
  • Compensation and Grow are further add ons at $6 and $4 per seat per month on top

PostgreSQL

  • Requires manual scaling across multiple machines for very large deployments
  • Performance tuning requires deep knowledge of database internals
  • No built-in graphical admin interface; command-line tools are primary method

Pricing, plan by plan

Lattice

$11/month
  • Performance Management$11/month
    • Performance reviews
    • Goals & OKRs
    • 1-on-1s
  • Performance + Engagement$15/month
    • Everything in Performance
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • All features
    • Advanced analytics
    • Custom integrations

PostgreSQL

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the PostgreSQL review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Lattice if

  • You need performance reviews.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want okrs & goal tracking.
Lattice review

Choose PostgreSQL if

  • You need acid compliance.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, Windows, macOS, BSD, Unix.
  • You also want json/jsonb support.
PostgreSQL review

Questions people ask

Is Lattice or PostgreSQL better?
Neither clearly leads. Lattice starts at $11/month and PostgreSQL at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lattice or PostgreSQL?
PostgreSQL has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $11/month for Lattice and Free for PostgreSQL.
Does Lattice or PostgreSQL run on more platforms?
Lattice runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. PostgreSQL runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, BSD, Unix.
Can I use PostgreSQL for free?
Yes. PostgreSQL has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Lattice starts at $11/month.
What is Lattice best used for?
Lattice is most often used for running performance reviews, goals and engagement surveys, managing compensation cycles and career development frameworks. Of those, running performance reviews, goals and engagement surveys and managing compensation cycles and career development frameworks are not what PostgreSQL is typically brought in for.
What can Lattice do that PostgreSQL cannot?
Lattice covers Performance reviews, OKRs & goal tracking, Employee engagement surveys, 1-on-1 meetings. PostgreSQL covers ACID Compliance, JSON/JSONB Support, Full-text Search, Extensibility.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

PostgreSQL: Is PostgreSQL completely free?

Yes. PostgreSQL is completely free and open source with no licensing fees or restrictions on use.

Source
PostgreSQL: What platforms does PostgreSQL run on?

PostgreSQL runs on all major operating systems including Linux, Windows, macOS, BSD, and commercial Unix variants, and has been proven highly scalable managing terabytes to petabytes of data.

Source
PostgreSQL: What procedural languages are supported?

PostgreSQL supports stored functions and procedures in multiple languages including PL/pgSQL, Perl, Python, Tcl, Java, JavaScript, R, and Rust.

Source
PostgreSQL: What is ACID compliance in PostgreSQL?

PostgreSQL has been ACID-compliant since 2001, ensuring data integrity through atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability guarantees for all transactions.

Source
PostgreSQL: Does PostgreSQL support JSON data?

Yes. PostgreSQL supports JSON and JSONB data types for storing and querying JSON documents, along with XML and other document formats.

Source
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