# Replication Poll results

> Back before PostgreSQL Conference West, there was a poll. That poll was replication. Here are the results. There were 367 respondents. Have fun with it!
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Back before PostgreSQL Conference West, there was a poll. That poll was replication. Here are the results. There were 367 respondents. Have fun with it!

Q| responses  
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**1**|  **In what waydo you use PostgreSQL?**  
Development Only| 72  
As a hobby (or personaldevelopment)| 106  
Professionally| 325  
**2**|  **What versionof PostgreSQL are you running?**  
8.3| 117  
9.0| 175  
8.2| 50  
8.1| 36  
8.4| 251  
**3**|  **Do you use or plan to use replication?**  
No| 72  
Yes| 193  
Once I upgrade to 9.x| 102  
**4**|  **What type of replication do you use?**  
Londiste| 10  
Slony| 73  
Streaming Replication| 113  
Bucardo| 15  
Hot Standby| 90  
Home Grown / Custom| 34  
DRBD| 17  
**5**|  **If you don't use replication, why?**  
Backups are enough for me| 51  
Costs are too high (need more than one server)| 17  
It is a pain in the butt| 56  
Not a business requirement| 48

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