Database Twitter is six people who hate each other — and turbopuffer is leagues ahead
DevinLewtan · x · 2026-10-02
A viral quip that 'database twitter is like 6 people and they all hate each other' prompted follow-up: it's a hyper-competitive space with little real differentiation in product, branding, marketing, or performance — except turbopuffer, which one commenter says is so far ahead of other vector DBs 'it's not even funny,' explaining the frequent CEO slap fights.
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