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pgvector

Vector similarity search for Postgres

freeFree (just Postgres)Open SourceFree tier

pgvector is an open-source Postgres extension that adds vector similarity search to any Postgres database. Runs anywhere Postgres runs (Supabase, Neon, RDS).

Pros

  • Use your existing Postgres
  • No new infrastructure
  • Transactional guarantees with vectors
  • Free — pay only for Postgres

Cons

  • Slower than purpose-built vector DBs at scale
  • Index build times grow with data
  • Not ideal for 100M+ vectors

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