Paradedb by paradedb

Simple, Elastic-quality search for Postgres

elasticsearchsparse-vectorhybrid-searchdatabasebm25full-text-searchanalyticsolaphtapsqlreal-time-analyticsaggregations
Verdict 81/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty 1095k docker pulls Last release 2 days ago

Self-host Paradedb on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
81 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
8.7k
376 forks

About Paradedb

From the project's README at github.com/paradedb/paradedb. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

When you're ready to deploy, check out our hosting options. What is ParadeDB?

ParadeDB is a PostgreSQL extension that brings Elastic-quality full-text search and analytics directly inside Postgres. [x] [F

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
97
maturity
91
community
91
security
85
sustainability
100
adoption
34

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 8.7k github.com/paradedb/paradedb
GitHub forks 376 github.com/paradedb/paradedb
Docker Hub pulls 1095k hub.docker.com / paradedb

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age2.9 yearssince Jun 2023
Last commit2 days agoMay 5, 2026
Releases shipped230last: 2 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers
Funding links1declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

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Ready to self-host Paradedb?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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