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From: Pratik Pandit <pratikpandit5322@gmail.com>
To: Jim Mlodgenski <jimmy76@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: Thu, 21 May 2026 11:26:38 +0530
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Thanks, I'll check it out.

On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 7:01 PM Jim Mlodgenski <jimmy76@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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