PGX has unveiled PGX Longevity, a new service providing critical security patches and data integrity bug fixes for PostgreSQL versions that have reached their end-of-life (EOL) in the community. This service covers versions 9.6 through 13, and will include version 14 after its final community release in November 2025.
Many organizations run older PostgreSQL instances due to legacy applications, compliance requirements, or migration challenges. The community stops releasing updates for EOL versions, leaving those installations vulnerable to security exploits and data corruption. PGX Longevity addresses this gap by back-patching essential fixes.
- Fixed-price per-client model: Unlike per-instance or per-core pricing, the service charges a flat fee per client, making costs predictable.
- Service-level agreement (SLA): Optional SLA available for guaranteed response times.
- Scope of support: Covers EOL versions 9.6, 10, 11 (legacy) and 12, 13, 14 (recent). For version 14, support begins after its last community release.
- Additional consulting: PGX offers upgrade services for all PostgreSQL versions, helping clients migrate to supported releases.
For developers maintaining critical systems on older PostgreSQL, PGX Longevity provides a lifeline. You can continue to receive security patches without immediate migration, reducing risk while planning upgrades. The fixed-price model simplifies budgeting, and the SLA ensures reliability for production environments. Note that this is a commercial service; all fixes are proprietary to PGX and not contributed to the community open-source project.
Source: https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgx-announces-support-for-eol-versions-of-postgresql-3334/