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homepage	sidebar-right	homepage	homepage	Babelfish for PostgreSQL is an Apache-2.0 open source project that adds a Microsoft SQL Server-compatible end-point to PostgreSQL to enable your PostgreSQL database to understand the SQL Server wire protocol and commonly used SQL Server commands. With Babelfish, PostgreSQL now understands T-SQL, Microsoft SQL Server's proprietary SQL dialect, and supports the same communications protocol, so your apps that were originally written for SQL Server can now work with PostgreSQL with fewer code changes and without changing database drivers.	os os-d	post primary roadmap on GitHub text url Get Started /downloads.html text url View the project roadmap https://github.com/orgs/babelfish-for-postgresql/projects/1	More about BabelfishPG	BabelfishPG makes it easy to ingest, search, visualize, and analyze your data.	Babelfish for PostgreSQL is an Apache-2.0 open source project that adds a Microsoft SQL Server-compatible end-point to PostgreSQL to enable your PostgreSQL database to understand the SQL Server wire protocol and commonly used SQL Server commands. With Babelfish, PostgreSQL now understands T-SQL, Microsoft SQL Server's proprietary SQL dialect, and supports the same communications protocol, so your apps that were originally written for SQL Server can now work with PostgreSQL with fewer code changes and without changing database drivers.	The BabelfishPG project's principles for development	list-features	principles	When we (the contributors) are successful, BabelfishPG will be:	latest_label date_label Current Version: /	title url Get Started /docs	head img description link Looking for Open Distro? url alt /assets/images/logo-opendistro.svg Open Distro Logo Open Distro for Elasticsearch is still available. url title https://opendistro.github.io/for-elasticsearch/ Find it here	heading content Stay in the loop Check out the [forums](https://discuss.opendistrocommunity.dev/) to stay informed.	title description links Have a question? Do you have a question regarding BabelfishPG? Maybe you aren’t the first to ask it. Checkout our frequently asked questions (FAQ) to see if your question is already answered. If not, don’t hesitate to ask in the community forums. title url Check out the FAQ /faq title url Ask in the forums https://discuss.opendistrocommunity.dev/ title links Founding documents title url Introducing BabelfishPG https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/introducing-BabelfishPG title url Keeping Open Source Open https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/keeping-open-source-open-open-distro-for-elasticsearch/