VillageSQL
Shares rank 18 of 22 databases by recommenders
Free MySQL fork that adds built-in vector and embedding generation, welcomed by people who see it as a path forward for the MySQL community.
Free MySQL fork that adds built-in vector and embedding generation, welcomed by people who see it as a path forward for the MySQL community.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Built-in vector and embedding generation
“I think the embed generation saves folks some steps.”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: VillageSQL = MySQL and Extensions” “built-in vector generation looks nice”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: VillageSQL = MySQL and Extensions”
Other databases people recommend
The four most recommended other databases, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | 816 | 233 | 78% | 13 | 10 yrs42 owners | Approved |
| MySQL | 124 | 107 | 54% | 12 | — | — |
| Microsoft SQL Server | 73 | 59 | 55% | 12 | 20 yrs6 owners | — |
| Microsoft Access | 62 | 39 | 61% | 12 | — | — |
| VillageSQLThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's terrifying in a hacker/cool way.”
“I think the embed generation saves folks some steps.”
“built-in vector generation looks nice”
“This looks really useful for the people that need it!”
“It's great to see paths forward for the MySQL community! Exciting to see this become public.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.