author:Montana Low

description:PostgresML is more opinionated, more scalable, more functional and several times faster than MindsDB.

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There are a many ways to do machine learning with data in a SQL database. In this article, we'll compare 2 projects that both aim to provide a SQL interface to machine learning algorithms and the data they require:**MindsDB** and**PostgresML**. We'll look at how they work, what they can do, and how they compare to each other. The**TLDR** is that PostgresML is more opinionated, more scalable, more functional and several times faster than MindsDB. On the other hand, MindsDB is 5 times"more mature" than PostgresML according to age and GitHub Stars. What are the important factors?

There are a many ways to do machine learning with data in a SQL database. In this article, we'll compare 2 projects that both aim to provide a SQL interface to machine learning algorithms and the data they require:**MindsDB** and**PostgresML**. We'll look at how they work, what they can do, and how they compare to each other. The**TLDR** is that PostgresML is more opinionated, more scalable, more functional and several times faster than MindsDB. On the other hand, MindsDB is 5 times more mature than PostgresML according to age and GitHub Stars. What are the important factors?


<center><i>We're occasionally asked what the difference is between PostgresML and MindsDB. We'd like to answer that question at length, and let you decide if the reasoning is fair.</i></center>