dotConnect for PostgreSQL - 2025 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

dotConnect for PostgreSQL is an enhanced data provider built over ADO.NET architecture and a development framework with number of innovative technologies. It offers complete solution for developing database-related applications and web sites. With state of the art ORM solutions such as Entity Framework and LinqConnect, it introduces new approaches for designing applications and boosts productivity of database application development.

Key Features

* Wide Coverage of PostgreSQL Features

By providing access to the most advanced database functionality, dotConnect for PostgreSQL allows developers to harness the full capabilities of the PostgreSQL server and optimize their database applications. dotConnect for PostgreSQL stands out as the set of components with the widest support of PostgreSQL functionality.

* Optimized Code

The goal of dotConnect for PostgreSQL is to enable developers to write efficient and flexible database applications. The dotConnect for PostgreSQL assemblies are implemented using optimized code and advanced data access algorithms. Components undergo comprehensive performance tests and are designed to help you write thin and efficient product data access layers.

* Visual Studio 2022 support

dotConnect for PostgreSQL version 8.0 grants full support for Visual Studio 2022 (version 17.2 and version 17.3 Preview). You can use all features of this Microsoft IDE.

* Comprehensive Support for ADO.NET Technology Features

dotConnect for PostgreSQL supports new ADO.NET features and technologies as soon as they are released. This includes base-class-based provider model, provider factories, connection string builder, metadata schemas, asynchronous commands, pooling enhancements, batch update support, provider-specific types, server enumeration, database change notification support and so on. dotConnect for PostgreSQL will continue supporting the newest standards and innovations of the .NET Framework.

* Database Application Development Extensions

dotConnect for PostgreSQL has rich set of design time tools that leverage the development process greatly. Particularly, there are convenient design time component editors, wizards and managers for typed PostgreSQL-specific components, toolset for live data binding and much more. dotConnect for PostgreSQL integrates tightly with Visual Studio 2008 / 2010 / 2012 / 2013 / 2015/ 2017/2019, Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 and 2012, Delphi, and SQL Server 2016 Business Intelligence Solutions.

* Provider-Specific Technologies

dotConnect for PostgreSQL has extra components designed to simplify some tasks and support PostgreSQL-specific technologies. Particularly, PgSqlScript serves to execute series of SQL statements, PgSqlLoader serves to load external data into PostgreSQL databases, and PgSqlDump serves to backup or restore a whole database or its parts.

* Compatibility

dotConnect for PostgreSQL supports ADO.NET Entity Framework v1 - v6.4 and Entity Framework Core 1.1 - 5.0, and 6.0 (PostgreSQL server 8.0 or higher is required for Entity Framework), allowing you to move a focus of application development from the logical (relational) level to the conceptual (entity) level. dotConnect for PostgreSQL provides support for many of the Entity Framework Canonical Functions and PostgreSQL-specific functions in LINQ to Entities and Entity SQL, stored procedures, dynamic database creation, and deletion support, Entity Framework spatials, etc. It allows you to use any of the design approaches - model-first, database-first, or code-first and comes with a bundled visual ORM model designer. Existing Entity Framework projects can be easily ported to dotConnect for PostgreSQL.

* ADO.NET Entity Framework Support

dotConnect for PostgreSQL supports all the Entity Framework versions - Entity Framework v1, v4, v5, and v6 and Entity Framework Core 1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 5.0, and 6.0.