Want to migrate from PostgreSQL to SQL Server ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a PostgreSQL to SQL Server converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate PostgreSQL to SQL Server, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create SQL Server tables with auto mapping data types. Create SQL Server indexes.
Migrate from PostgreSQL to SQL Server
Login to PostgreSQL -> Login to SQL Server -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from PostgreSQL to SQL Server
Choose source PostgreSQL database and logon.
Choose target SQL Server database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source PostgreSQL.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select SQL Server tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from PostgreSQL to SQL Server.
Create SQL Server tables. Copy PostgreSQL data to SQL Server. Create SQL Server indexes.
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PostgreSQL → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in PostgreSQL | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| 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 SQL Server are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in PostgreSQL | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5432 | 1433 |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | [square brackets] |
| row limit | LIMIT n | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time | datetime, datetime2, date, time |
| long text | TEXT | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | BYTEA | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
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