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PolarDB:Supported extensions

Last Updated:Mar 28, 2026

PolarDB for Oracle supports PostgreSQL extensions out of the box. To view the extensions available on your instance, run:

show polar_supported_extensions;

To check your current kernel version, run:

show polar_release_date;
The list of supported extensions is updated with each kernel release. The table below reflects kernel version 20191030. Run show polar_supported_extensions; on your instance to get the exact list for your version.

Supported extensions for kernel version 20191030

The following extensions are supported. For Ganos spatial extensions, the Compatible extension column shows the equivalent open-source extension and version. Extensions with no open-source equivalent show N/A.

ExtensionVersionDescriptionCompatible extensionCompatible version
appendchildxml0.0.1Appends a value to a target XML node identified by an XPath expression, adding it as a child of that node.N/AN/A
btree_gin1.3Adds GIN (Generalized Inverted Index) operator classes for common data types.N/AN/A
btree_gist1.5Adds GiST (Generalized Search Tree) operator classes for common data types.N/AN/A
citext1.5Provides a case-insensitive character string data type.N/AN/A
cube1.4Provides a data type for representing multidimensional cubes.N/AN/A
dict_int1.0Provides a full-text search dictionary template for indexing integers.N/AN/A
earthdistance1.1Provides two methods for calculating great-circle distances on Earth's surface.N/AN/A
fuzzystrmatch1.1Provides functions for determining string similarity, including Soundex and Levenshtein.N/AN/A
hstore1.5Provides a data type for storing key-value pairs in a single field.N/AN/A
index_advisor1.0Provides index recommendations based on query patterns.N/AN/A
intagg1.1Provides an integer aggregator and enumerator.N/AN/A
intarray1.2Provides functions and operators for manipulating integer arrays, including indexed searches.N/AN/A
isn1.2Provides data types for international product numbering standards (ISBN, EAN, UPC, and others).N/AN/A
ltree1.1Provides a data type for representing labels in a hierarchical tree structure.N/AN/A
pg_buffercache1.3Provides a view for inspecting the shared buffer cache in real time.N/AN/A
pg_prewarm1.2Provides a function for prewarming relation data into the buffer cache.N/AN/A
pg_stat_statements1.6Tracks execution statistics for all SQL statements run on the server.N/AN/A
pg_trgm1.4Provides functions and operators for determining text similarity using trigram matching.N/AN/A
pg_wait_sampling1.1Collects wait event sampling data for performance analysis.N/AN/A
pgcrypto1.3Provides cryptographic functions, including hashing and encryption.N/AN/A
pgrowlocks1.2Returns row lock information for a specified table.N/AN/A
pgstattuple1.5Provides functions for returning tuple-level statistics.N/AN/A
plperl1.0Provides the PL/Perl procedural language for writing server-side functions.N/AN/A
plpgsql1.0Provides the PL/pgSQL procedural language for writing server-side functions.N/AN/A
pltcl1.0Provides the PL/Tcl procedural language for writing server-side functions.N/AN/A
polar_anydata1.0Provides the ANYDATA data type for Oracle compatibility.N/AN/A
polar_cyclechecker_noticer1.0Raises an error when a CONNECT BY multi-clause result set contains cycle data.N/AN/A
polar_gtt1.0Provides functions for managing global temporary tables.N/AN/A
sqlprotect1.0Provides a SQL firewall to protect against unsafe query patterns.N/AN/A
sslinfo1.2Returns information about the SSL certificate presented by the current client connection.N/AN/A
tablefunc1.0Provides functions that return tables, including crosstab.N/AN/A
unaccent1.1Provides a text search dictionary that removes diacritic signs from lexemes.N/AN/A
uuid-ossp1.1Provides functions for generating universally unique identifiers (UUIDs).N/AN/A
ganos_geometry2.3Provides geography and geometry data types and spatial functions.postgis2.5.0
ganos_raster2.3Provides geographic raster data types and processing functions.postgis2.5.0
ganos_geometry_sfcgal2.3Provides 3D geometry modeling capabilities.postgis_sfcgal2.5.0
ganos_geometry_topology2.3Provides geometry topology creation and management.postgis_topology2.5.0
ganos_tiger_geocode2.3Provides TIGER-based geocoding functions.postgis_tiger_geocode2.5.0
ganos_address_standardizer2.3Provides address standardization functions for parsing and normalizing addresses.address_standardizer2.5.0
ganos_address_standardizer_data_us2.3Provides address standardization data and functions for US addresses.address_standardizer_data_us2.5.0
ganos_networking2.3Provides optimal path finding in geometric network graphs.pgrouting2.6.2
ganos_pointcloud2.3Provides data storage and computing support for point cloud data.N/AN/A
ganos_trajectory2.3Provides data types for storing and querying moving object trajectories.N/AN/A