Tech Feb 18, 2026 5 min AliSQL 8.0 - Alibaba's OSS that integrates DuckDB columnar engine and vector search into MySQL Alibaba open-sourced AliSQL 8.0, which combines MySQL-compatible OLTP, DuckDB-based high-speed OLAP, and HNSW vector search into a single database. This article considers what that means amid MySQL stagnation and PostgreSQL's momentum. MySQL DuckDB Database Vector Search PostgreSQL
