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From: Jim Mlodgenski <jimmy76@gmail.com>
To: Pratik Pandit <pratikpandit5322@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-admin@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Looking for a native MongoDB document extension for PostgreSQL (similar to pgvector like extension)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 09:31:48 -0400
Message-ID: <CAB_5SRcZaQTCG9U5jPTJ6wkGbUe6S3UkhGCR2-a2QzN7Yyv2fg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
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On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 8:26 AM Pratik Pandit
<pratikpandit5322@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am looking to handle document-store workloads directly inside PostgreSQL, but using MongoDB-style query patterns or optimized storage structures.
>
> To give an analogy: I  highly appreciate how pgvector brings native vector data types and specialized indexing (like HNSW) directly into Postgres, keeping everything inside the same database engine.
>
> I know Postgres has incredible jsonb capabilities natively, but I am looking for a PostgreSQL extension that bridges the gap closer to MongoDB. Specifically, I'm hoping to find something that provides:
> 1. A Native BSON Data Type: Storing binary JSON natively inside Postgres for faster processing.
> 2. MongoDB API/Query Compatibility: The ability to run Mongo-like queries directly on top of Postgres tables.
>
> I am already aware of Foreign Data Wrappers like mongo_fdw, but that is for querying a separate, external MongoDB instance. I want to keep the data natively resident inside Postgres.
>
> Are there any active open-source extensions or projects that the community recommends for this? (I have heard brief mentions of things like pg_documentdb / FerretDB, but I'd like to get the community's perspective on what is production-ready extension for it).
>

This is a high quality project
https://github.com/documentdb/documentdb

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