Vector Search on OpenSearch
Background you need to make good decisions when designing a vector-search system on DigitalOcean Managed OpenSearch.
OpenSearch Vector Search Concepts
Last verified 27 Apr 2026
DigitalOcean Managed OpenSearch for vector search uses the same managed OpenSearch engine available under Managed Databases. It bundles the k-NN, ML Commons, and Neural Search plugins for vector similarity search, hybrid vector and keyword search, and remote embedding models.