Want to transfer data from Redshift table to PostgreSQL ?
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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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Transfer data from Redshift table To PostgreSQL table
Login to Redshift and PostgreSQL -> Choose source Redshift table -> Set target PostgreSQL table -> Copy Redshift data to PostgreSQL
Choose source Redshift database and logon.
Choose target PostgreSQL database and logon.
Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source Redshift table.
2. Select a destination PostgreSQL table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import Redshift data to PostgreSQL.
More about Redshift to PostgreSQL converter
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Windows 64 bit
Windows 32 bit
Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit
Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit
MacOS 64 bit
See also:
- Copy Redshift query results to PostgreSQL table
- Merge multiple similar Redshift tables to 1 PostgreSQL table
- Batch copy Redshift tables to PostgreSQL
Redshift → PostgreSQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Redshift | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| Long text | varchar(max) | text |
| Binary | (none) | bytea |
| JSON | super | jsonb |
Dialect differences
Both Redshift and PostgreSQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Redshift | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5439 | 5432 |
| dates | timestamp, date | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time |
| long text | VARCHAR(MAX) | TEXT |
| binary | — | BYTEA |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
No counterpart
- PostgreSQL has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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