PostgreSQL: Documentation: 18: H.3. Procedural Languages

February 26, 2026: PostgreSQL 18.3, 17.9, 16.13, 15.17, and 14.22 Released! Documentation → PostgreSQL 18 Supported Versions: Current (18) / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14 Development Versions: devel Unsupported versions: 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9.6 / 9.5 / 9.4 / 9.3 / 9.2 / 9.1 / 9.0 / 8.4 / 8.3 / 8.2 H.3. Procedural Languages Prev Up Appendix H. External Projects Home Next H.3. Procedural Languages # PostgreSQL includes several procedural languages with the base distribution: PL/pgSQL, PL/Tcl, PL/Perl, and PL/Python. In addition, there are a number of procedural languages that are developed and maintained outside the core PostgreSQL distribution. A list of procedural languages is maintained on the PostgreSQL wiki. Note that some of these projects are not released under the same license as PostgreSQL. For more information on each procedural language, including licensing information, refer to its website and documentation. https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PL_Matrix Prev Up Next H.2. Administration Tools Home H.4. Extensions Submit correction If you see anything in the documentation that is not correct, does not match your experience with the particular feature or requires further clarification, please use this form to report a documentation issue.