Is Postgres read heavy or write heavy?
David ChristensenOct 17, 2025·10 min readMore by this authorLatest ArticlesIs Postgres Read Heavy or Write Heavy? (And Why You Should You Care)PostGIS Performance: Indexing and EXPLAINPostgres Migrations Using Logical ReplicationPostgres 18: OLD and NEW Rows in the RETURNING ClausePostgres’ Original Project Goals: The Creators Totally Nailed ItProduction PostgresIs Postgres Read Heavy or Write Heavy? (And Why You Should You Care)David ChristensenOct 17, 2025·10 min read·More by this authorWhen someone asks about Postgres tuning, I always say “it depends”. What “it” is can vary widely but one major factor is the read and write traffic of a Postgres database. Today let’s dig into knowing if your Postgres database is read heavy or write heavy.Of course write heavy or read…
