About Electric
Electric is an open-source sync engine for Postgres. It streams database changes to apps over standard HTTP and supports agent-based systems.
What it does
Electric syncs shapes of Postgres data to client apps, so the interface stays up to date with the database. It can also run durable streams for agent session data, plus long-lived agents that scale to zero when idle. Because it uses plain HTTP, it can sit next to an existing API and database.
Key features
- Sync Postgres data to apps over HTTP
- Reconnect and catch up after dropped connections
- Durable streams for agent session data
- Long-lived agents that scale to zero
- Works alongside an existing API and database
Who it's for
Developers building collaborative apps or multi-agent tools on top of Postgres. Teams that want an open protocol instead of a closed sync platform may value it most.
Pricing and good to know
Electric is open source under the Apache 2.0 license and uses an open protocol. A hosted Cloud version is also offered, and details are on the site. Test the sync setup against your own data model before you move real users onto it.
Highlights
- Sync Postgres data to apps over HTTP
- Reconnect and catch up after dropped connections
- Durable streams for agent session data
- Long-lived agents that scale to zero
- Works alongside an existing API and database
