Chroma vs Convex
ChromaDatabase Tools
$0.33/GiB/monthPublished price
ConvexBackend-as-a-Service
Chroma Database Tools The open-source embedding database. | Convex Backend-as-a-Service The backend platform that keeps your app in sync. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Database Tools | Backend-as-a-Service |
| What it is | Chroma is an open-source embedding database designed for building AI applications with LLMs, providing the simplest way to store, search, and retrieve embeddings for RAG and semantic search. | Convex is a full-stack backend platform combining a real-time transactional database, server functions, scheduling, and file storage in a single managed service with end-to-end TypeScript type safety. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | $0.33/GiB/month Chroma prices hosted usage publicly: storage is $0.33/GiB/month, writes are $2.50/GiB, queries are $0.0075/TiB, network is $0.09/GiB, and Team adds $250/month plus usage. Free cre… | Free: Generous free tier for small apps and side projects Professional: $25/month - Higher limits, team features Enterprise: $10K+/month - Dedicated hardware, SSO, SLA |
| Pricing model | Usage-based | Tiered plans |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2022 | 2021 |
| Team size | 11-50 employees | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California | San Francisco, California |
| Featured clients | LangChain users, LlamaIndex users, AI startups | Y Combinator startups, Replicate, Neo |