dotConnect for PostgreSQL is a high-performance ORM enabled data provider for PostgreSQL that builds on ADO.NET technology to present a complete solution for developing PostgreSQL-based database applications. It introduces new approaches for designing application architecture, boosts productivity, and facilitates the development of database applications.

Our ADO.NET PostgreSQL provider supports a wide range of PostgreSQL-specific features, such as secure SSL connections, PostgreSQL notifications, PostgreSQL bulk data loading, GEOMETRY, PostgreSQL ARRAY types, and others.

Advanced Visual Studio Integration
dotConnect for PostgreSQL provides a vast number of GUI tools that increase your productivity. For example, it includes DataSet tools, such as DataSet Wizard, DataSet Editor, DataSet Manager, provide you an easy way to create and edit typed and untyped DataSets.

PostgreSQL ADO.NET Provider supports advanced Visual Studio integration (DDEX), and provides convenient visual component editors to simplify component tweaking.

Broad Compatibility
dotConnect for PostgreSQL was the first PostgreSQL database provider to support .NET Core and Entity Framework Core, and we work hard to support new platforms and development technologies as soon as they are released.

PostgreSQL support: from 7.1 to 12
Visual Studio support: 2008 – 2019
Platforms support:
Full .NET Framework 2.0 – 4.8
.NET Core 1.x, 2.x, and 3.0
.NET Compact Framework 2.0 and above
Mono 2.0 and above

Enhanced ORM Support
dotConnect for PostgreSQL offers enhanced ORM support with a bundled visual designer for ORM models - Entity Developer. Our PostgreSQL ADO.NET Provider supports the following ORMs:

Entity Framework v1 - v6
Entity Framework Core 1.x, 2.x, and 3.1
NHibernate
LinqConnect

Features

ASP.NET
Implements Role, Session State, Membership, Profile, Site Map, and other ASP 2.0 providers.

Performance
Uses many PostgreSQL-specific performance features & optimizations to ensure the highest performance.

BIS
Enables Integration Services to export and import data to/from PostgreSQL servers.

Monitoring
Allows per-component tracing of database events with a free dbMonitor application.

Security
Supports various encryption ciphers, SSL and SSH connections, GSSAPI or SSPI, etc.

Only for V.I.P