Re: Recommended TPC-DS tools/setup for PostgreSQL benchmarking?

On Sun, Feb 15, 2026 at 12:04:18PM +0800, Zhang Mingli wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm planning to run TPC-DS benchmarks on PostgreSQL and wanted to ask the community about the current recommended approach.
>
> Some background: I've been running TPC-DS on Greenplum-based databases for a long time using adapted tooling (modified queries, load scripts, etc. for the MPP environment).
> Now I'd like to benchmark on PostgreSQL as well, and I'm wondering whether the community has converged on a standard tool or workflow — or if everyone is still downloading the official TPC-DS kit and doing their own PostgreSQL adaptations.
>
> A few specific questions:
>
> 1. Is there a commonly-used, well-maintained TPC-DS toolset for PostgreSQL? I know some tpcds tools for postgres like gregrahn/tpcds-kit(its tpcds version is 2.x, but the newest tpcds version is 4.x) on GitHub, but I'm curious if there's anything more "official" or widely adopted in the community — something that handles data generation, PostgreSQL-compatible DDL, query adaptation, and result collection out of the box.
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> 2. TPC-DS is now at version 4.0. Which version of the specification are people currently using for PostgreSQL benchmarking? Is there a practical reason to prefer an older version (e.g., v2.x or v3.x) over the latest?
>
> Any pointers to repos, scripts, wiki pages, or past threads would be greatly appreciated.

I try to keep this one maintained and as compliant to the current (4.0)
specification as I can: https://github.com/osdldbt/dbt7

I'm not sure how widely used it is, but I believe the OSDL kits are not known
to be the easiest to use. :)

Feel free to contact me directly if you have more questions about the kit.

Regards,
Mark
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