| FEATURE | PGNP 1.2.8 | PGNP 1.3.0 | PGNP 1.4.0* |
| PostgreSQL Support | 8.0 | 8.x, 9.x | 9.x-13.x |
| OLE DB Connection Pooling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OLE DB Error Reporting | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OLE DB Command Prepare and Cancel | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OLE DB Columns Information | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Database Transformation in SQL Server DTSWizard | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Local Transaction Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Distributed Transactions and Two Phase Commit Protocol (DTC enlistment) | No | Yes** | Yes** |
| SQL Server 2005-2019 Linked Servers Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SQL Server 2005-2019 to PostgreSQL Replication Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple Result Sets, Multiple SQL statements/MARS | From Procedures Only | From Procedures Only | Full |
| Execution Tracing and Profiling | TraceMgr | PGNP Profiler | PGNP Profiler |
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Schema Support (tables, views, provider types, columns, primary/foreign keys, indexes, procedures, etc.) |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SSL, Kerberos, GSSAPI and SSPI Support | No | Yes | Yes |
| Extended parameters syntax support ('@', ':' and '?') | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IN, OUT and INOUT Parameters Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Recycling of the Internal MetaData Cache | Manual *** | Automatic | Automatic |
| OLE DB Command Timeout | No | Yes | Yes |
| Array Type Support | No | Yes | Yes |
| Nested Transactions Support | No | Yes | Yes |
| COPY Command and high-performance import support in SSIS (FastLoad) | No | Yes | Yes |
| IRowsetUpdate Support | No | No | Yes |
| Automated Product Updates Support | No | No | Yes |
* Evaluation version and documentation are available on the Download page.
** Server Edition only.
*** The internal stored procedure pgnp_refreshmetadata allows recycling of internal metadata cache in all connected instances of the provider. See Developer's Manual for more information.
Desktop Edition vs Server Edition
The above table shows common features/capabilities for both DE and SE products. The table below summarizes differences between DE and SE in the latest release.
| FEATURE | Desktop Edition | Server Edition |
| Fast and scalable (beyond 1 million rows) rows engine | No | Yes |
| Two Phase Commit Protocol (distributed transactions) | Not supported | Supported |
| Table statistics metadata | Not supported | Supported |
| Integration with linked servers/SSIS/SSRS/SSAS | Minimal | Full |
