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| Vendor | OSS | License | Dev Lang | VSS Launch | Filters | Hybrid Search | Facets | Geo Search | Multi-Vector | Sparse | BM25 | Full-Text | Text Model | Image Model | Struct Model | RAG | RecSys | LangChain | LlamaIndex | Managed | Pricing | In-process | Multi-Tenant | Disk Index | Ephemeral Index | Sharding | Document Size | Vector Dims | Int8 Quantization | Binary Quantization | Index Types | GitHub ⭐ | Docker Pulls | PyPi Downloads | NPM Downloads | Rust Crates Downloads |
| ✔ | MPL 2.0 | pythonc++ | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ✔ | ◐ | ✔ | ✔ | ◐ | ◐ | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Free 200GB, then $100 per month per 30M embeddings (200GB) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ◐ | Unlimited | Unlimited | — | ◐ | HNSW | 9.2K | — | 676.4K | — | — | |
| ✕ | Proprietary | kotlin | 2024 | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | — | — | — | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | — | ✕ | — | ✕ | — | ✕ | Unlimited | Unlimited | ✕ | ✕ | HNSW | — | — | 856 | — | — | |
| ✕ | Proprietary | — | 2023 | — | ✕ | — | ✕ | — | — | ✕ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | ✕ | — | Unlimited | — | — | — | Proprietary | — | — | — | 759 | — | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | java | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | ✕ | — | ✕ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | Unlimited | — | — | FLATHNSW | 10.1K | 263.5M | 26.3M | 3.6M | 30 | |
| ✔ | Apache 2.0 | javac++ | 2025 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | Unlimited | Unlimited | ✔ | — | HNSWIVFFLAT | 49.1K | — | — | — | — | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | java | 2022 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | — | ✕ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ✔ | — | ◐ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ✔ | Unlimited | Unlimited | — | — | FLATHNSW | 1.6K | 355.1M | 1.0M | 78.8K | 6 | |
| ◐ | Proprietary | c++ | 2021 | ✔ | — | ✔ | — | ◐ | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | ✔ | ◐ | ✔ | Instance-based hourly (cloud) or annual (VPC) pricing with free trial | ✕ | — | — | ◐ | ◐ | Unlimited | Unlimited | — | — | HNSWFLATIVF | — | — | 27.0K | 24.5K | — | |
| ✕ | Proprietary | c++ | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ◐ | — | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Pricing - Azure Cognitive Search | ✕ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | 16,000,000 | 4,096 | ✔ | ✔ | FLATHNSW | — | — | 11.4M | 4.3M | — | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | rust | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Chroma Pricing ($5 free credit) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | Unlimited | — | — | HNSWSPANN | 29.0K | 1.0M | 40.8M | 2.6M | 5.1K | |
| ✔ | Apache 2.0 | c++ | 2022 | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ◐ | ◐ | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Clickhouse Pricing | ◐ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | Unlimited | Unlimited | — | — | HNSW | 49.1K | — | 6.4K | 29.9M | 1.6M | |
| ◐ | Proprietary | c++erlang | 2024 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Couchbase Pricing | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 20,000,000 | 4,096 | ✔ | — | — | 1.7K | 90.1M | 2.6M | 957.4K | 5.3K | |
| ✔ | Apache 2.0 | java | 2023 | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | ✔ | — | ✔ | CrateDB Pricing https://console.cratedb.cloud/ | — | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | — | 2,048 | — | — | FLATHNSW | 4.4K | 20.1M | 210.4K | 12.4K | 15 | |
| ✕ | Proprietary | — | 2024 | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | full | ✕ | ✔ | ◐ | ✕ | ✔ | 32,768 | 4,096 | — | — | HNSW | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ✕ | Proprietary | javago | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | — | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | https://www.datastax.com/pricing/astra-db | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 250,000,000 | 8,192 | — | — | FLATHNSWFreshDiskANN | — | — | 1.3M | 754.7K | — | |
| ✕ | Elastic v2 | java | 2021 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | 100,000,000 | 4,096 | ✔ | ✔ | FLATHNSWHNSW-BQ | 77.8K | 971.0M | 163.6M | 27.6M | 2.0M | |
| ✔ | GPL-3.0 | c++ | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | ✔ | — | — | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Storage: $0.025 / GB / month
Compute: $0.0125 / CU / hour
1CU = 0.125vCPU 512MB RAM
Traffic: $0.03 / GB https://epsilla.com/pricing | ✕ | ✔ | — | — | ✔ | Unlimited | Unlimited | — | — | Proprietary | 875 | — | 5.0K | — | — | |
| ✕ | — | — | 2021 | ✔ | ✕ | — | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | — | — | — | — | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | — | ✕ | — | — | — | — | — | Unlimited | — | — | Tree-AH | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ✕ | Proprietary | pythonjava | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | ◐ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ◐ | ✕ | ✕ | — | — | — | — | — | ✔ | Per usage | ✔ | ✕ | — | — | — | 100,000,000 | 8,192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ✕ | Proprietary | python | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | ◐ | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Cloud = Free: 4 GB memory per instance, 30 GB data storage, OnPrem = 90-day trial, contact sales | ✕ | — | ◐ | — | — | Unlimited | Unlimited | — | — | FLATIVFIVF-PQHNSW | — | — | 11.5K | — | — | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | rust | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | ✕ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | — | — | — | 2,048 | — | — | FLATIVF-PQ | 11.1K | — | 23.4M | 267.9K | 119.8K | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | python | 2022 | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | Pricing - Marqo Cloud | ✕ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | HNSW | 5.0K | — | 164.0K | 45 | — | |
| ✔ | MIT | rust | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ◐ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | — | — | — | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | Meilisearch Pricing | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | Unlimited | Unlimited | — | — | — | 58.9K | — | 2.3M | 6.0M | — | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | goc++ | 2019 | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Zilliz Cloud | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | Unlimited | Unlimited | ◐ | ◐ | FLATHNSWANNOYIVFIVF-PQIVF-BQIVF-SQSCANNDiskANNGPU Index | 45.6K | — | 17.6M | 2.2M | 129 | |
| ✕ | SSPLv1 | c++java | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | — | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | MongoDB Pricing | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | 16,000,000 | 8,192 | ✔ | ✔ | FLATHNSW | — | 4823.4M | 1.6K | 1.5M | — | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | c++ | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | MyScale Pricing | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | Unlimited | — | — | — | FLATMSTGIVFIVF-PQIVF-SQSCANNHNSW | 1.0K | 59.0K | 724 | — | — | |
| ✕ | Proprietary | javascala | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ◐ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | Unlimited | 2,048 | — | — | HNSW | — | 319.7M | 38.7M | 11.3K | 31.1K | |
| ✔ | AGPL-3.0 | rustpython | 2021 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | — | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | — | ✕ | — | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | — | Unlimited | — | — | HNSW | 720 | — | 132.2K | 2.0K | — | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | java | 2021 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ◐ | — | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | 100,000,000 | 10,000 | ✔ | ✔ | FLATHNSW | 13.5K | 195.5M | 21.6K | 21.3M | 648.8K | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | typescript | 2022 | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | free plan / $4.99 per month (pro) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | Unlimited | — | — | — | 10.5K | — | — | 12.7M | — | |
| ✔ | AGPL-3.0 | rust | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✕ | — | 2,000 | — | — | FLATIVFHNSW | 9.1K | 2.3M | — | — | — | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | rust | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | — | ◐ | ✔ | ✔ | ◐ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | ✕ | ✔ | — | — | ✕ | Unlimited | 65,535 | ✔ | ✔ | FLATIVFHNSW | 2.2K | 22.1M | 501.7K | — | — | |
| ✔ | PostgreSQL | c | 2021 | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ✕ | — | 2,000 | — | — | FLATIVFHNSW | 22.6K | — | 91.1M | 4.8M | 3.4M | |
| ✔ | PostgreSQL | rust | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Timescale Cloud | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | — | 16,000 | — | — | DiskANNFreshDiskANN | 3.1K | — | — | — | — | |
| ✕ | Proprietary | rust | 2019 | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ✕ | ◐ | ✔ | ✕ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | full | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 40,000 | 20,000 | — | — | Proprietary | — | — | 23.2M | 8.4M | 241 | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | rust | 2021 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Qdrant Pricing (free tier available) | ◐ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Unlimited | 65,536 | ◐ | ◐ | FLATHNSWHNSW-PQHNSW-SQHNSW-BQ | 33.9K | 40.6M | 71.4M | 551.3K | 359.2K | |
| ✔ | AGPL-3.0 / SSPLv1 | c | 2021 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | — | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | — | Unlimited | — | — | FLATHNSWSVS-VAMANA | 76.0K | 11095.6M | 58.4K | 114.9M | — | |
| ✕ | Proprietary | c++ | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ◐ | ◐ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | 41,943,040 | Unlimited | — | — | FAISS-IVF | — | — | 377.4K | 923 | — | |
| ✕ | Proprietary | c++go | 2017 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ◐ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | Unlimited | Unlimited | — | — | FLATIVFHNSW | — | 731.9K | 1.4M | 46 | — | |
| ✕ | Proprietary | rusttypescriptpython | 2024 | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✔ | Send us an email | — | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | Unlimited | Unlimited | — | — | Proprietary | 90 | — | 182.4K | 2.9K | — | |
| ✕ | Proprietary | rust | 2023 | ✔ | ◐ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | — | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔ | $1/million vecs, $4/million queries | ✕ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ✔ | 65,536 | 10,752 | — | — | SPANN | — | — | 14.2M | 8.1M | — | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | python | 2020 | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | ✔ | — | ◐ | ✔ | ✔ | Unlimited | Unlimited | — | — | FLATFAISSHNSWANNOY | 12.8K | — | 111.4K | 1.0K | 66 | |
| ✔ | GPL-3.0 | c++ | 2023 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | ✔ | — | ✔ | Pricing | Typesense Cloud | ✕ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | — | Unlimited | Unlimited | — | — | FLATHNSW | 26.4K | — | 3.1M | 8.4M | — | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | c++ | 2023 | ◐ | — | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✕ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | none | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | — | ✕ | Unlimited | Unlimited | ✔ | ✔ | FLATHNSWHNSW-BQ | 4.3K | — | 1.6M | 252.4K | 172.3K | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | go | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | ✕ | — | ✕ | — | — | — | — | — | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | — | ✕ | — | — | — | — | — | Unlimited | — | — | FAISSNGT | 1.7K | — | 4.2K | 684 | — | |
| ✕ | Proprietary | — | 2021 | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | ✕ | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ | — | — | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Pricing - Vectara | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | 52,428,800 | — | — | — | — | — | 14.1K | — | 3.1K | — | |
| ✔ | Apache-2.0 | javac++ | 2017 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ◐ | ◐ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | https://cloud.vespa.ai/price-calculator | ✕ | — | ✔ | — | ✔ | Unlimited | Unlimited | ✔ | ✔ | FLATHNSWHNSW-BQSPANN | 7.0K | 14.8M | 34.5M | — | — | |
| ✔ | BSD | go | 2019 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✕ | ✔ | Unlimited | 65,535 | — | ◐ | FLATFLAT-BQHNSWHNSW-PQHNSW-BQ | 16.7K | 20.5M | 554.5M | 4.2M | 120 | |