citusdata/pg_shard
ATTENTION: pg_shard is superseded by Citus, its more powerful replacement observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4290
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3682
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1062 stars · 62 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
pg_shard is a PostgreSQL extension written in C that adds transparent sharding and distributed query execution to PostgreSQL. It is officially superseded by Citus, its more powerful replacement, and has not seen a release since 2016.
Use cases
- shard a postgres table across multiple nodes
- distribute postgresql queries over a cluster
- scale out postgres reads and writes horizontally
- run distributed sql on postgres without changing the app
- learn how postgres sharding extensions work
When to choose
- you need a minimal, simple sharding extension for an older postgres setup
- you are studying the predecessor of Citus for research or historical reasons
When to avoid
- you are starting a new project - use Citus instead
- you need active maintenance, modern postgres support, or new features
- you need full distributed table and query support rather than basic sharding
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
database database-driver databases microservices self-hosted postgresql-extension sharding distributed-database superseded c linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/citusdata/pg_shard · fetched 2026-08-28 · a0842ea73f3a
- homepage: https://github.com/citusdata/citus · fetched 2026-08-29 · 599c26577f61
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| citusdata/pg_shard | main | 23 |
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