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Vector Database

A vector database is a specialized database designed to store, index, and search high-dimensional vector embeddings for AI applications like semantic search and RAG systems.

What Is Vector Database?

Vector databases are the backbone of RAG systems and semantic search. They store numerical representations (embeddings) of text, images, or other data, and find the most similar items using distance calculations.

Popular vector databases in 2026: Pinecone (managed, easiest to start), pgvector (PostgreSQL extension, free, great for existing Postgres users), Weaviate (open-source, feature-rich), Chroma (lightweight, good for prototyping), Qdrant (high-performance, Rust-based).

Key selection criteria: hosting (managed vs self-hosted), cost at scale, integration with your existing stack, filtering capabilities, and hybrid search (vector + keyword).

How Groovy Web Uses This

We use pgvector (PostgreSQL) for production RAG systems — it integrates with existing infrastructure, costs nothing extra, and handles millions of vectors efficiently. We help clients choose the right vector DB for their scale.

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