SHSelfHostIndex
PA

ParadeDB

Postgres extension for full-text and analytical search

Search Engines ★ 9.4k stars Medium setup AGPL-3.0

ParadeDB is an open-source PostgreSQL-based platform that adds Elasticsearch-grade full-text search and analytics directly inside the database. It uses BM25 indexing so search can run alongside existing relational data.

Official siteSource code

Key features

  • Search inside Postgres
  • BM25 full-text indexing
  • Analytical queries
  • No separate search cluster

Strengths

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 9.4k GitHub stars
  • Written in Rust

Is ParadeDB secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for ParadeDB's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

ParadeDB replaces

Self-hosted Elasticsearch alternatives

Health badge

Maintain ParadeDB? Add its health score to your README. The badge links back to this page.

SelfHostIndex: 92 · excellent

Markdown
[![SelfHostIndex health score for ParadeDB](https://selfhostindex.com/badge/paradedb.svg)](https://selfhostindex.com/app/paradedb/)
HTML
<a href="https://selfhostindex.com/app/paradedb/"><img src="https://selfhostindex.com/badge/paradedb.svg" alt="SelfHostIndex health score for ParadeDB"></a>
reStructuredText
.. image:: https://selfhostindex.com/badge/paradedb.svg
   :alt: SelfHostIndex health score for ParadeDB
   :target: https://selfhostindex.com/app/paradedb/

The score is recomputed on every nightly rebuild from public repository data — see how it is calculated.

Compare ParadeDB

21 head-to-head comparisons.

Similar search engines apps