ParadeDB
Postgres extension for full-text and analytical search
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.
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 9.1k GitHub stars
- Written in Rust
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