Convert PostgreSQL To Azure

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• Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
• Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
• Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.

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Convert data from PostgreSQL to Azure

Login to PostgreSQL and Azure -> Select source PostgreSQL tables -> Set target Azure tables -> Convert PostgreSQL to Azure

Choose source PostgreSQL database and logon.

Choose target Azure database and logon.

Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Open source PostgreSQL.

2. List target Azure tables.

3. Select Azure tables to import.

4. Convert data from PostgreSQL to Azure.

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More about PostgreSQL to Azure converter

See also:

• Migrate PostgreSQL to Azure
• Sync data from PostgreSQL to Azure

PostgreSQL → Azure SQL reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in PostgreSQL	in Azure SQL
Int	integer	int
Decimal	numeric(p,s)	decimal(p,s)
Float	double precision	float
Text	varchar(n)	nvarchar(n)
Long text	text	nvarchar(max)
Datetime	timestamp	datetime2
Binary	bytea	varbinary(max)
Boolean	boolean	bit
JSON	jsonb	nvarchar(max)

Dialect differences

Both PostgreSQL and Azure SQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.

Property	in PostgreSQL	in Azure SQL
port	5432	1433
identifiers	"double quotes"	[square brackets]
row limit	LIMIT n	SELECT TOP n
dates	timestamp, timestamptz, date, time	datetime2, date, time
long text	TEXT	nvarchar(max)
binary	BYTEA	varbinary(max)

Command line

Side	Command
PostgreSQL	pg_dump or COPY ... TO
Azure SQL	bcp
Azure SQL (load)	bcp, or BULK INSERT
PostgreSQL (load)	COPY ... FROM

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