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ParadeDB
ActiveSimple, Elastic-quality search for Postgres
Summer 2023Founded 202310 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA
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You want better search, not the burden of Elasticsearch. ParadeDB is the modern Elastic alternative built as a Postgres extension.
Founders · 2
Philippe NoëlFounder
Founder @ ParadeDB. Previously @Whist, @Microsoft. Harvard CS'20. From Québec.
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