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Yes, You Can Do Hybrid Search in Postgres (And You Probably Should)

· Timescale · April 20, 2026, 6:58 p.m.
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Summary
This blog post advocates for implementing hybrid search functionality directly in PostgreSQL, using tools like pg_textsearch for BM25 scoring, pgvectorscale for vector similarity, and Reciprocal Rank Fusion to combine results. It argues that this approach can simplify systems and consolidate search capabilities into a single query and database.
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