Qdrant
Qdrant - High-performance, massive-scale Vector Database and Vector Search Engine for the next generation of AI. Also available in the cloud.
There are 7 open-source alternatives to Pinecone in this directory. The most popular is Qdrant with 30.3k GitHub stars, followed by Chroma(27.4k stars). All are open source, free to use, and many can be self-hosted.
| # | Tool | Stars | Language | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qdrant Qdrant - High-performance, massive-scale Vector Database and Vector Search Engine for the next generation of AI. Also available in the cloud. | 30.3k | Rust | Apache License 2.0 |
| 2 | Chroma Chroma is an open-source search and retrieval database designed specifically for AI applications. It enables efficient vector storage, similarity search, and large-scale retrieval necessary for modern machine learning and LLM-powered projects. | 27.4k | Rust | Apache License 2.0 |
| 3 | Typesense Open Source alternative to Algolia and Pinecone, and an easier-to-use alternative to ElasticSearch. Fast, typo tolerant, in-memory fuzzy search engine for building delightful search experiences. | 25.6k | C++ | GNU General Public License v3.0 |
| 4 | Pgvector Open-source vector similarity search extension for PostgreSQL, enabling efficient and accurate vector-based data retrieval. | 20.7k | C | Other |
| 5 | Weaviate Weaviate is an open-source vector database designed to store and manage both objects and vectors, enabling combined vector search with structured filtering. It offers fault tolerance, scalability, and is built as a cloud-native, developer-friendly solution for semantic search and AI-powered applications. | 16.0k | Go | BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License |
| 6 | Txtai An all-in-one open-source embeddings database for semantic search, LLM orchestration, and language model workflows. | 12.4k | Python | Apache License 2.0 |
| 7 | Memvid Video-based AI memory library for storing millions of text chunks in MP4 files with lightning-fast semantic search, eliminating the need for a traditional database. | 8.3k | Python | MIT License |
Qdrant - High-performance, massive-scale Vector Database and Vector Search Engine for the next generation of AI. Also available in the cloud.
Chroma is an open-source search and retrieval database designed specifically for AI applications. It enables efficient vector storage, similarity search, and large-scale retrieval necessary for modern machine learning and LLM-powered projects.
Open Source alternative to Algolia and Pinecone, and an easier-to-use alternative to ElasticSearch. Fast, typo tolerant, in-memory fuzzy search engine for building delightful search experiences.
Open-source vector similarity search extension for PostgreSQL, enabling efficient and accurate vector-based data retrieval.
Weaviate is an open-source vector database designed to store and manage both objects and vectors, enabling combined vector search with structured filtering. It offers fault tolerance, scalability, and is built as a cloud-native, developer-friendly solution for semantic search and AI-powered applications.
An all-in-one open-source embeddings database for semantic search, LLM orchestration, and language model workflows.
Video-based AI memory library for storing millions of text chunks in MP4 files with lightning-fast semantic search, eliminating the need for a traditional database.
The top three are Qdrant(30.3k stars), Chroma(27.4k stars), Typesense(25.6k stars). All are open source and free to use.
Yes. Every tool listed here is open source and free to use in your own projects. Many can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure, which means no subscription fees and full control over your data.
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