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DuckDB's full-text search (FTS) extension enables organizations to efficiently search large unstructured text datasets using advanced capabilities like stemming, stop-word removal, and BM25 relevance scoring—comparable to enterprise solutions like Elasticsearch but with simpler deployment. For IT leaders managing document repositories, email archives, or knowledge bases, DuckDB FTS offers a cost-effective alternative to specialized search platforms while maintaining integration with existing data infrastructure. However, organizations should evaluate current feature gaps (such as phrase queries, result highlighting, and vector search) against their search requirements before committing to this approach.