FULL TEXT SEARCH OVER POSTGRES: ELASTICSEARCH VS. ALTERNATIVES

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This article compares different full text search (FTS) options for Postgres databases, focusing on Elasticsearch and Postgres' native FTS. While Postgres FTS is simple and real-time, it lacks features and performs poorly on large datasets. Elasticsearch requires ETL pipelines, leading to data freshness issues and operational overhead. The article introduces and compares alternative search engines like Algolia, Meilisearch, ParadeDB, and Typesense.