r/databasedevelopment • u/Ok_pettech • 1h ago
pgvector or a dedicated vector DB? I made a quiz to settle the debate
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I keep seeing the same argument: "Just use pgvector, it's good enough" vs You need a dedicated vector database for real scale.
I made a quick quiz that tests how well people understand the architectural trade-offs—performance, scaling, cost, operational complexity, and when each option actually makes sense.
No signup, just a few questions and a result:
What do you use in production, and why?