Gel
Databases & DBMS
Overview
Gel is an open-source database designed to address ergonomic limitations of SQL and relational modeling, without sacrificing type safety or performance.
Funding and backers
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Pear VC, Accel
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Feb 25, 2025
On the Hacker News front page EdgeDB is now Gel and Postgres is the future · 165 points
Jul 28, 2022
On the Hacker News front page EdgeDB 2.0 · 389 points
Feb 10, 2022
On the Hacker News front page Show HN: EdgeDB 1.0 · 947 points
Aug 10, 2020
On the Hacker News front page We Can Do Better Than SQL · 414 points
May 9, 2019
On the Hacker News front page We Can Do Better Than SQL · 624 points
Apr 11, 2019
Launched on Hacker News Show HN: EdgeDB – Next generation database
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The missing piece in the FastAPI + Pydantic AI agentic stack
Keep your agents snappy and your code lean with this one simple trick.
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Integrating Gel with Drizzle in a Next.js App
A tutorial on how to use Gel with Drizzle ORM, including a simple example.
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Hey Drizzle, please help - we want to speak SQL
How we worked with the Drizzle team to build first-class SQL support in Gel - from creating a new dialect to improving both our tools along the way.
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Gel 6: Query Stats and In-Place Upgrade
Today we'll focus on the new features that affect developing applications with Gel including changes to EdgeQL and new CLI project automation features.
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Gel's new EdgeQL features and CLI workflows
Today we'll focus on the new features that affect developing applications with Gel including changes to EdgeQL and new CLI project automation features.
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PostGIS, Webhooks, Networking, and new AI models
Gel 6.0 introduces support for PostGIS, adds auth webhooks, a new standard library module for networking, and updates our preconfigured list of AI models.
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EdgeDB is now Gel and Postgres is the Future
EdgeDB is now Gel. New identity, renewed focus on delivering the best PostgreSQL data platform in the world.
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C stdlib isn't threadsafe and even safe Rust didn't save us
Threads, TLS, a C stdlib race, and Rust: how EdgeDB hit a hidden landmine.
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Building with Effect and EdgeDB: Part 1
Learn how to use Effect with EdgeDB to build complex functionality in a type-safe way.
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Seamless DX with Vercel
We're excited to announce the brand new seamless integration with Vercel
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