Our verdict
Who it's for
Open-source vector database for AI
Who should look elsewhere
Complex operations
Pros
- +High performance
- +Scalable
- +Open source
- +Good for large scale
- +Active development
Cons
- −Complex operations
- −Heavy resource usage
- −Learning curve
- −Kubernetes recommended
- −Documentation dense
Key features
- ✓Vector database
- ✓Similarity search
- ✓Scalable
- ✓Hybrid search
- ✓GPU support
- ✓Open source
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | $0 | month | Self-hosted; Apache 2.0 license; Full control |
| Zilliz Cloud Free | $0 | month | 5GB storage; 2.5M vCUs/month; Managed service |
| Zilliz Serverless | — | month | $4 per million vCUs; Auto-scaling; Up to 20M vectors |
| Zilliz Dedicated | $99 | month | Enterprise-grade; 99.95% SLA; SOC 2 & ISO 27001 |