Why it matters

Vector store choice shapes RAG. Understanding shapes options.

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The architecture

VectorStore.add / search.

Autoconfig per backend.

Metadata filters.

Spring AI VectorStoreVectorStore APIunifiedBackendspgvector / Redis / PineconeMetadata filterssearch + filterpgvector often chosen for enterprise; already have Postgres
VectorStore.
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How it works end to end

pgvector: reuse Postgres.

Redis: fast in-memory.

Pinecone / Weaviate / Milvus: managed / dedicated.

Chroma / MongoDB / Cassandra also.