Milvus
A high-performance, cloud-native vector database designed for scalable and efficient vector Approximate Nearest Neighbor (ANN) search.
Milvus is built in Go, distributed under the Apache License 2.0, 43.7k GitHub stars from 100 contributors, latest release v2.6.14.
When to use Milvus
Milvus is listed here as a Database project. The directory calls out Cloud-native architecture, Scalable vector search, High-performance indexing as capabilities associated with it.
Other recorded traits for Milvus include Support for deep learning frameworks, Open-source and community-driven.
Besides Database, this page also files Milvus under AI, Data Science.
Milvus compared with
Records in this directory name Faiss, Annoy, HNSWlib as products people compare with Milvus. That list is editorial metadata, not a claim that Milvus replaces each of them.
Open-source projects that mention Milvus are collected on a separate alternatives page.
What the Milvus stats reflect
GitHub currently shows 43.7k GitHub stars, about 100 contributors, 4.0k forks, 1.1k open issues, latest tracked release v2.6.14. Star and activity counts here are a snapshot used as a proxy for community adoption, not a quality score.
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- Language
- Go
- Latest Release
- v2.6.14
- License
- Apache License 2.0
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Key features of Milvus
- Cloud-native architecture
- Scalable vector search
- High-performance indexing
- Support for deep learning frameworks
- Open-source and community-driven
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Milvus resources
Milvus on GitHub
Frequently asked questions
What is Milvus?
A high-performance, cloud-native vector database designed for scalable and efficient vector Approximate Nearest Neighbor (ANN) search. This directory highlights Cloud-native architecture, Scalable vector search, High-performance indexing.
Is Milvus free to use?
Milvus is published as open source under the Apache License 2.0. The directory lists Cloud-native architecture, Scalable vector search, High-performance indexing among its recorded capabilities.
What language is Milvus written in, and what is the latest release?
Milvus is written primarily in Go. The latest release tracked on this page is v2.6.14.
How widely is Milvus used on GitHub?
Milvus has about 43.7k GitHub stars across about 100 contributors. It also has about 4.0k forks. Those counts are a snapshot of community attention, not a ranking of quality.
What do people compare Milvus with?
This directory records Faiss, Annoy, HNSWlib as comparison points for Milvus. A longer list of open-source projects that mention Milvus is at https://www.open-source-tools.com/alternatives/milvus.
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