# ParadeDB

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/paradedb/  
**Website:** https://www.paradedb.com  
**APIs profiled:** 3

ParadeDB is an open-source Postgres extension stack (pg_search for BM25 full-text search and pg_analytics for columnar OLAP) that turns PostgreSQL into a real-time search and analytics engine, positioned as an Elasticsearch alternative. Its interface is SQL over the PostgreSQL wire protocol - custom operators (@@@) and paradedb.* functions - not a REST API.

## Kin Score — 28.6 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 28.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 25.9 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 34.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 39.5 |
| Access Clarity | 39.5 |

## Agent readiness — 15.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (3)

- **ParadeDB pg_search (Full-Text Search)** — BM25 full-text search inside Postgres via the pg_search extension, built on Tantivy. Consumed as SQL over the PostgreSQL wire protocol - BM25 indexes are created with CREATE IND...
- **ParadeDB Analytics (pg_analytics)** — Columnar storage, fast aggregates, and OLAP-style analytics over Postgres data, powered by Apache DataFusion and Postgres parallel workers. Accessed entirely through standard SQ...
- **ParadeDB Postgres SQL Interface** — The primary integration surface for ParadeDB - the PostgreSQL wire protocol itself. Any standard Postgres client, driver, or ORM (psql, libpq, Drizzle, Django, SQLAlchemy, Rails...

## Security (2)

- **Paradedb Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Paradedb Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Paradedb Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Search, Full-Text Search, Analytics, PostgreSQL, Database, Elasticsearch Alternative

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/paradedb/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.