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DigitalOcean Vector Databases let you create managed database clusters for vector similarity search. They use the same provisioning and management workflows as DigitalOcean Managed Databases.

DigitalOcean Vector Databases support the following engines:

• Weaviate (public preview): A vector-native database recommended for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and semantic search. Create clusters from the Vector Databases page and select Weaviate as the engine.
• OpenSearch: A search engine for hybrid search, combining vector search with keyword search. OpenSearch Vector Databases include k-NN, ML Commons, and Neural Search plugins for vector search and remote embeddings models.
• PostgreSQL: A relational database with the vector extension from pgvector and the vectorscale extension from pgvectorscale. PostgreSQL is a strong fit when you want vector similarity search alongside existing relational data.

OpenSearch and PostgreSQL clusters created through the Vector Databases flow use the same managed engines available under Managed Databases. You can use existing OpenSearch and PostgreSQL Managed Database clusters for vector database workloads if they have the required vector search features.

Latest Updates

1 July 2026

• DigitalOcean Managed Weaviate is now in public preview and enabled for all users. Weaviate is a fully managed vector database for retrieval-augmented generation and semantic search workloads.

  Create clusters from the Vector Databases page, the /v2/vector-databases API, or doctl vector-databases. Select Weaviate as the engine and review the public preview disclaimer and legal terms in the create flow. For setup, limits, and pricing, see Managed Weaviate.

28 May 2026

• You can now use the DigitalOcean Control Panel to create, connect to, tag, resize, and restore Managed Weaviate clusters (in private preview). See the Managed Weaviate docs for more information.

28 April 2026

• DigitalOcean Managed Weaviate is now in private preview. Opted-in customers can provision Weaviate clusters in the TOR1 region in Small, Medium, and Large plans through the dedicated DigitalOcean Vector Databases API at /v2/vector-databases. Clusters are reachable over port 443 for both HTTP and gRPC and support configurable quantization (rq, pq, bq, or sq) for the vector index.

  During preview, cluster management is API-only. Preview clusters are not billed and are not covered by a paid support SLA. APIs, SKUs, regions, and Control Panel elements may change before general availability. For setup and usage guidance, see Managed Weaviate.

• DigitalOcean Vector Databases is now generally available in Data Services that groups managed engines for vector similarity search. The launch includes:

  • Weaviate in private preview for retrieval-augmented generation and semantic search workloads. Available to opted-in customers; preview clusters are not billed.
  • OpenSearch with the k-NN, ML Commons, and Neural Search plugins for hybrid (vector plus keyword) search and remote embedding models. Uses the existing Managed Databases OpenSearch engine.
  • PostgreSQL with the vector (pgvector) and vectorscale (pgvectorscale) extensions for vector similarity search alongside relational data.

  For an overview and guidance on choosing an engine, see Vector Databases.

For more information, see all Vector Databases release notes.