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> Elasticsearch alternative built on Postgres Without horizontal scaling it's more like a hosted/queryable Lucene.
by karmakaze 2y ago
> Elasticsearch alternative built on Postgres
Without horizontal scaling it's more like a hosted/queryable Lucene.
- grobbyy 2y agoA key issue for me is API compatibility. It's nice to do simple and scalable, but you can't have both at once. API compatibility message I can run simple for small setups and scalable for large ones. That's nice and something I strive for in software I build.
- nsonha 2y agodoesn't look like the case here as they don't even have an API (to be drop-in replacement for ES)
- philippemnoel 2y agoWe have some API-compatibility in faceted search. But yes, we are not (today) a drop-in replacement for ES. We have many migrations from ES/OpenSearch and users find that converting their code over is well worth the savings in maintenance, no-ETL and increased uptime, though. That said, we may one day add ES API compatibility if we can :)
- nsonha 2y agois there a place where I can read about what ParadeDB actually does? Surely you do more than just pre-install the extensions? Do you also develop the extensions yourself? Do you support RAG? The last question may not make sense as I am new to this space.
- philippemnoel 2y agoBlog author here. That's fair! We'll add horizontal scaling eventually, but for now, our customers (including some large brands!) have not needed it. Turns you single nodes are remarkably powerful nowadays