vectorize

The simplest way to do vector search on Postgres

Overview

ID	Extension	Package	Version	Category	License	Language
1830	vectorize	pg_vectorize	`0.25.0`	RAG	PostgreSQL	Rust

Attribute	Has Binary	Has Library	Need Load	Has DDL	Relocatable	Trusted
--s-d--	No	Yes	No	Yes	no	no

Relationships
Requires	pg_cron pgmq vector
See Also	vchord vectorscale pg_summarize pg_tiktoken pg4ml pgml pg_later pg_similarity

PG18 fix by https://github.com/Vonng/pg_vectorize

Packages

Type	Repo	Version	PG Major Availability	Package Pattern	Dependencies
EL	PIGSTY	`0.25.0`	18 17 16 15 14 13	`pg_vectorize_$v`	`pgmq_$v`, `pg_cron_$v`, `pgvector_$v`
Debian	PIGSTY	`0.25.0`	18 17 16 15 14 13	`postgresql-$v-pg-vectorize`	`postgresql-$v-pgmq`, `postgresql-$v-pg-cron`, `postgresql-$v-pgvector`

Linux / PG	PG18	PG17	PG16	PG15	PG14	PG13
el8.x86_64	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	MISS
el8.aarch64	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	MISS
el9.x86_64	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	MISS
el9.aarch64	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	MISS
el10.x86_64	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	MISS
el10.aarch64	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	PIGSTY 0.25.0	MISS
d12.x86_64	MISS	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	MISS
d12.aarch64	MISS	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	MISS
d13.x86_64	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS
d13.aarch64	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS
u22.x86_64	MISS	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	MISS
u22.aarch64	MISS	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	MISS
u24.x86_64	MISS	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	MISS
u24.aarch64	MISS	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	PIGSTY 0.22.2	MISS

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_vectorize_18`	0.25.0	`el8.x86_64`	pigsty	7.3 MiB	pg_vectorize_18-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_18`	0.25.0	`el8.aarch64`	pigsty	6.9 MiB	pg_vectorize_18-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_18`	0.25.0	`el9.x86_64`	pigsty	7.0 MiB	pg_vectorize_18-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_18`	0.25.0	`el9.aarch64`	pigsty	6.8 MiB	pg_vectorize_18-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_18`	0.25.0	`el10.x86_64`	pigsty	7.1 MiB	pg_vectorize_18-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_18`	0.25.0	`el10.aarch64`	pigsty	7.5 MiB	pg_vectorize_18-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_vectorize_17`	0.25.0	`el8.x86_64`	pigsty	7.3 MiB	pg_vectorize_17-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_17`	0.25.0	`el8.aarch64`	pigsty	6.9 MiB	pg_vectorize_17-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_17`	0.25.0	`el9.x86_64`	pigsty	7.0 MiB	pg_vectorize_17-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_17`	0.25.0	`el9.aarch64`	pigsty	6.8 MiB	pg_vectorize_17-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_17`	0.25.0	`el10.x86_64`	pigsty	7.1 MiB	pg_vectorize_17-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_17`	0.25.0	`el10.aarch64`	pigsty	7.5 MiB	pg_vectorize_17-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-17-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`d12.x86_64`	pigsty	6.0 MiB	postgresql-17-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-17-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`d12.aarch64`	pigsty	5.7 MiB	postgresql-17-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-17-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u22.x86_64`	pigsty	6.7 MiB	postgresql-17-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-17-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u22.aarch64`	pigsty	6.6 MiB	postgresql-17-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-17-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u24.x86_64`	pigsty	6.7 MiB	postgresql-17-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-17-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u24.aarch64`	pigsty	6.6 MiB	postgresql-17-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_vectorize_16`	0.25.0	`el8.x86_64`	pigsty	7.3 MiB	pg_vectorize_16-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_16`	0.25.0	`el8.aarch64`	pigsty	6.9 MiB	pg_vectorize_16-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_16`	0.25.0	`el9.x86_64`	pigsty	7.0 MiB	pg_vectorize_16-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_16`	0.25.0	`el9.aarch64`	pigsty	6.8 MiB	pg_vectorize_16-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_16`	0.25.0	`el10.x86_64`	pigsty	7.1 MiB	pg_vectorize_16-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_16`	0.25.0	`el10.aarch64`	pigsty	7.5 MiB	pg_vectorize_16-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-16-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`d12.x86_64`	pigsty	6.0 MiB	postgresql-16-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-16-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`d12.aarch64`	pigsty	5.7 MiB	postgresql-16-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-16-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u22.x86_64`	pigsty	6.7 MiB	postgresql-16-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-16-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u22.aarch64`	pigsty	6.6 MiB	postgresql-16-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-16-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u24.x86_64`	pigsty	6.7 MiB	postgresql-16-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-16-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u24.aarch64`	pigsty	6.6 MiB	postgresql-16-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_vectorize_15`	0.25.0	`el8.x86_64`	pigsty	7.3 MiB	pg_vectorize_15-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_15`	0.25.0	`el8.aarch64`	pigsty	6.9 MiB	pg_vectorize_15-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_15`	0.25.0	`el9.x86_64`	pigsty	7.0 MiB	pg_vectorize_15-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_15`	0.25.0	`el9.aarch64`	pigsty	6.8 MiB	pg_vectorize_15-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_15`	0.25.0	`el10.x86_64`	pigsty	7.1 MiB	pg_vectorize_15-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_15`	0.25.0	`el10.aarch64`	pigsty	7.5 MiB	pg_vectorize_15-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-15-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`d12.x86_64`	pigsty	6.0 MiB	postgresql-15-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-15-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`d12.aarch64`	pigsty	5.7 MiB	postgresql-15-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-15-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u22.x86_64`	pigsty	6.7 MiB	postgresql-15-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-15-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u22.aarch64`	pigsty	6.6 MiB	postgresql-15-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-15-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u24.x86_64`	pigsty	6.7 MiB	postgresql-15-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-15-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u24.aarch64`	pigsty	6.6 MiB	postgresql-15-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_vectorize_14`	0.25.0	`el8.x86_64`	pigsty	7.3 MiB	pg_vectorize_14-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_14`	0.25.0	`el8.aarch64`	pigsty	6.9 MiB	pg_vectorize_14-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_14`	0.25.0	`el9.x86_64`	pigsty	7.0 MiB	pg_vectorize_14-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_14`	0.25.0	`el9.aarch64`	pigsty	6.8 MiB	pg_vectorize_14-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_14`	0.25.0	`el10.x86_64`	pigsty	7.1 MiB	pg_vectorize_14-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_vectorize_14`	0.25.0	`el10.aarch64`	pigsty	7.5 MiB	pg_vectorize_14-0.25.0-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-14-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`d12.x86_64`	pigsty	6.0 MiB	postgresql-14-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-14-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`d12.aarch64`	pigsty	5.7 MiB	postgresql-14-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-14-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u22.x86_64`	pigsty	6.7 MiB	postgresql-14-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-14-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u22.aarch64`	pigsty	6.6 MiB	postgresql-14-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-14-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u24.x86_64`	pigsty	6.7 MiB	postgresql-14-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-14-pg-vectorize`	0.22.2	`u24.aarch64`	pigsty	6.6 MiB	postgresql-14-pg-vectorize_0.22.2-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Source

Repository

github.com/ChuckHend/pg_vectorize

Source Tarball

pg_vectorize-0.25.0.tar.gz

pig build get vectorize; # get vectorize source code
pig build dep vectorize; # install build dependencies
pig build pkg vectorize; # build extension rpm or deb
pig build ext vectorize; # build extension rpms

Install

To add the required PGDG / PIGSTY upstream repository, use:

pig repo add pgsql -u   # add PGDG + Pigsty repo and update cache (leave existing repos)

Install this extension with:

pig ext install vectorize; # install by extension name, for the current active PG version
pig ext install pg_vectorize; # install via package alias, for the active PG version
pig ext install vectorize -v 18;   # install for PG 18
pig ext install vectorize -v 17;   # install for PG 17
pig ext install vectorize -v 16;   # install for PG 16
pig ext install vectorize -v 15;   # install for PG 15
pig ext install vectorize -v 14;   # install for PG 14

Create this extension with:

CREATE EXTENSION vectorize CASCADE SCHEMA vectorize;

Last updated on 2025-11-02

vectorscale pg_similarity