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Postgres vector database or dedicated? The pgvector call for a Next.js RAG app (2026)
You already run Postgres. In 2026, pgvector often is your vector database for a Next.js RAG app, until specific thresholds say otherwise.
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You already run Postgres. In 2026, pgvector often is your vector database for a Next.js RAG app, until specific thresholds say otherwise.
Qdrant, Weaviate, and Chroma are the three open-source vector databases you can actually self-host. We compare embedded versus server, self-host cost, license, managed pricing, and when pgvector wins.
Hands-on June 2026 review of the LlamaIndex.TS RAG starter for Next.js. The starter still works, the project is officially deprecated, and the deploy-paths matrix below has three options that still ship. Honest cost numbers, vector store picks, and what to point a fresh codebase at instead.