Search¶
Features
CrateDB offers robust search capabilities by combining native full-text, geospatial, vector, and hybrid search—all accessible through standard SQL queries. At its core, CrateDB leverages Apache Lucene and the BM25 ranking algorithm for high-performance full-text search, making it well-suited for large-scale, complex information retrieval tasks.
Geospatial and vector search are also natively supported, enabling use cases ranging from text analytics to AI/ML and location-based queries, all within the same unified platform.
Hybrid search
Hybrid search in CrateDB allows you to combine multiple search methods—such as term-based, vector, and geospatial—within a single query for powerful information discovery. This versatility, together with horizontal scalability and SQL compatibility, makes CrateDB an exceptional choice for organisations wanting to run advanced search and analytics on diverse data types, including structured, semi-structured, and unstructured content.
Next step
CrateDB provides full-text, geospatial, and vector search natively.