The Hidden Costs of Self-Hosting Your Vector DatabaseEveryone benchmarks Qdrant vs Milvus vs pgvector on raw performance. Nobody benchmarks what happens six months in. Here's the real TCO of self-hosting a vector database.8 min read·vecstore.hashnode.devApr 22
How to Add Image Search to a Shopify StoreLet your Shopify customers search by photo instead of keywords. Sync your product catalog, add visual search to your storefront, and show similar products on every product page.10 min read·vecstore.hashnode.devApr 16
You Don't Need a Vector DatabaseMost teams shopping for a vector database don't actually need one. They need search that works. There's a difference, and it matters more than you think.8 min read·vecstore.hashnode.devApr 12
What It Costs to Search 1M Images in ProductionGPU inference, vector storage, image hosting, backend servers. I broke down every piece of the infrastructure and added up the monthly bill.7 min read·vecstore.hashnode.devApr 12
What Is a Vector Database (And Do You Actually Need One)?Vector databases power semantic search, recommendation engines, and RAG pipelines. Here's how they work under the hood—and when a simpler option might be the better choice.8 min read·vecstore.hashnode.devApr 12
