Convert SQL Server Express to PostgreSQL

Full Convert is designed for ease of use and reliability to make sure you get your job done as quickly and as simply as possible.

SQL Server Express is also known as Microsoft SQL Server Express, Microsoft SQLExpress, SQL Express, SQLExpress (related files: mdf, ldf, bak).

PostgreSQL is also known as Postgres, PG

Making migration easy for you

Full Convert is a fully self-tuning software. Your migration will work as expected without you needing to adjust anything.

Data types are different in PostgreSQL compared to SQL Server Express. We automatically adjust them as we copy the tables so you don't have to worry about it. You can adjust the mapping rules if you wish to change the following defaults:

  • binary bytea
  • bit boolean
  • char text (if precision > 10485760)
  • datetime timestamp
  • datetime2 timestamp
  • datetimeoffset timestamptz
  • double double precision
  • float real
  • geography text (if spatial_supported is false)
  • geometry text (if spatial_supported is false)
  • hierarchyid varchar(255)
  • image bytea
  • money decimal(19,4)
  • nchar char (if precision <= 10485760)
  • nchar text (if precision > 10485760)
  • ntext text
  • nvarchar varchar (if precision <= 10485760)
  • nvarchar text (if precision > 10485760)
  • nvarchar(max) text
  • smalldatetime timestamp
  • smallmoney decimal(19,4)
  • timestamp bytea
  • tinyint smallint
  • uniqueidentifier uuid
  • varbinary bytea
  • varbinary(max) bytea
  • varchar(max) text

Full Convert migration in 4 easy steps

1.
SQL Server Express connection

SQL Server Express

We will choose SQL Server from the list of available source database engines. Depending on your SQL Server setup, you will need to connect using Windows or SQL Server authentication.

For SQL Express, we need to specify the server\instance name, like this: servername\SQLEXPRESS

We have Windows authentication here, so all we need to do is select our desired database from the drop-down list.

2.

PostgreSQL

We will choose PostgreSQL from the list of available source database engines. Connecting to Postgres is straightforward - we need to specify server name/IP, username, password and database name.

PostgreSQL connection
3.

Start the conversion

All source tables are selected for conversion by default. In case you only need some tables, simply deselect the ones you don't need - or deselect all, then select just the tables you do need. Click the Copy your database button to get started.

4.

Conversion

Conversion is highly-optimized to run as fast as possible, yet provides top-notch reliability. Huge tables are converted in small chunks at a time, preserving memory and ensuring that your computer stays fast and responsive.

Data copying from source to target
Target database browser

Data is now in the target database

Use our built-in database browser to examine the copied data. Of course, you can also examine the conversion in detail and see in-depth information for each table.

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