--- title: "Elastic vs pgvector: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Elastic or pgvector more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vector search platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/elastic-search-vs-pgvector" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Elastic vs pgvector: Which is searched more? Is Elastic or pgvector more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vector search platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Elastic and pgvector - **Competitive set**: Vector search platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Elastic Share of Search**: 2.2% - **pgvector Share of Search**: 16.8% ## Is Elastic or pgvector more popular in search? - In September 2026, pgvector had more branded searches than Elastic among vector search platforms worldwide. pgvector had about 27,100 branded searches, while Elastic had 3,610. pgvector made up 16.8% of all vector search platform searches we track, and Elastic accounted for 2.2%. - pgvector was ahead of Elastic in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Elastic’s share of searches among vector search platforms worldwide moved from 3.4% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 3.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, pgvector’s share of searches among vector search platforms worldwide moved from 14.1% to 16.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 27.1K. ## Top vector search platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, pgvector appeared in all five answers. Elastic did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Pinecone | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Qdrant | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Weaviate | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | pgvector | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Milvus | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Chroma | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Elastic | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Vespa.ai | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about vector search platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which vector search platform should I use?": 1. pgvector, 2. Qdrant, 3. Pinecone, 4. Weaviate, 5. Milvus - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best vector search platforms?": 1. Pinecone, 2. Qdrant, 3. Weaviate, 4. pgvector, 5. Milvus, 6. Chroma - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best vector search platform for ai search apps?": 1. Pinecone, 2. Qdrant, 3. Weaviate, 4. pgvector - Searched Google, AI Overview "best vector search": 1. Pinecone, 2. Qdrant, 3. Weaviate, 4. Milvus, 5. pgvector, 6. Chroma - Searched Google, AI Overview "vector search engine": 1. Pinecone, 2. Weaviate, 3. Milvus, 4. Chroma, 5. Qdrant, 6. pgvector Not named in any answer: Elastic and Vespa.ai. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for vector search platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, pgvector overtook Milvus to rank 3rd among vector search platforms worldwide, with 16.8% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Elastic worldwide fell 45.6% over 12 measured months, from 6.6K to 3.6K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Elastic estimated searches | Elastic Share of Search | Elastic rank | pgvector estimated searches | pgvector Share of Search | pgvector rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 3.4% | 7 | 27.1K | 14.1% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 3.4% | 7 | 27.1K | 14.1% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 3.1% | 7 | 27.1K | 15.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 3.6% | 7 | 27.1K | 14.7% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 5.5K | 2.9% | 7 | 27.1K | 14.2% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 6.7K | 2.9% | 7 | 33.1K | 14.2% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 2.7% | 7 | 33.1K | 16.6% | 3 | | May 2026 | 5.4K | 2.7% | 7 | 33.1K | 16.2% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 2% | 7 | 33.1K | 15.3% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 2.4% | 7 | 27.1K | 14.7% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 2.6% | 7 | 27.1K | 15.9% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 3.6K | 2.2% | 7 | 27.1K | 16.8% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Elastic’s and pgvector’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Elastic**: Measured on the search terms “elastic stack” and “enterprise search elastic”, summed into one figure. - **pgvector**: Measured on the search term “pgvector”. - [Elastic profile](/demand/global-en/brands/elastic-search) - [pgvector profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pgvector) - [All vector search platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/vector-search-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Elastic or pgvector more popular in search? In September 2026, pgvector had more branded searches than Elastic among vector search platforms worldwide. pgvector had about 27,100 branded searches, while Elastic had 3,610. pgvector made up 16.8% of all vector search platform searches we track, and Elastic accounted for 2.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Elastic vs pgvector: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/elastic-search-vs-pgvector This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/elastic-search-vs-pgvector. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.