Start with pgvector: Why You'll Outgrow It Faster Than You Think

The most common advice in every vector database thread online is some version of “start with pgvector, graduate later.” We analyzed 110+ community threads from Hacker News and Reddit to see if the data supports this heuristic. The short answer is that it’s more nuanced than it sounds, and most applications will hit its limits sooner than expected. The Appeal of “Just Use pgvector” This advice is attractive for obvious reasons.