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# Cons of PostgreSQL

**Inconsistent documentation.** While PostgreSQL has a large community and provides strong support for its participants, the documentation still lacks consistency and completeness. As the PostgreSQL community is rather distributed, the documentation doesn’t follow equal standards for all Postgre features.

**Lack of reporting and auditing instruments.** A significant shortcoming of PostgreSQL is the absence of revising tools that would show the current condition of a database. You have to continuously check if something goes wrong. There’s always a risk that DB engineers will notice a failure too late.