Alternatives to Milvus

Ordered by how much they overlap with Milvus, then by score.

Alternatives, ranked

  1. pgvector

    PostgreSQL extension that adds a vector type, distance operators and indexes for similarity search.

    • Higher score
    • Runs on more platforms
    • No shared features
    No release for 99 days
    69 86.0 = Compare
  2. Qdrant

    Vector database written in Rust for similarity search with payload filtering and a REST/gRPC API.

    • No shared features
    Updated 62 days ago
    137 78.6 = Compare
  3. Chroma

    Embedding database for AI applications, usable embedded in Python or as a client-server service.

    • Runs on more platforms
    • No shared features
    Stale: 184 days without a release
    147 77.5 = Compare
  4. Pinecone

    Pinecone is a fully managed vector database for storing embeddings and running semantic search in AI applications.

    • Runs on more platforms
    • No shared features
    No dated release history published
    1160 24.0 = Compare