A cluster to run for a search box that Postgres already handles. Only for very large text corpora.
Use it when
- Very large text corpora with heavy faceting and aggregations.
Don't use it when
- Typical app search. Postgres full-text search plus pgvector does it, with no cluster to run.
Provisioning
Official Pulumi package · Official Terraform provider
Use instead
Postgres full-text search plus pgvector, next to the data you already have.
Alternatives
- pgvector Semantic and hybrid search in Postgres.
Worked examples
Where it fits
- Semantic search and RAG: Don't.
A cluster to size, patch and pay for around the clock, to do what Postgres full-text search plus pgvector already does next to your data. Only worth it for very large text corpora.
Instead: pgvector
Last reviewed by Nicolas Dao