Chroma vs Directus
ChromaDatabase Tools
$0.33/GiB/monthPublished price
DirectusHeadless CMS
Chroma Database Tools The open-source embedding database. | Directus Headless CMS The backend to build anything or everything. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Database Tools | Headless CMS |
| 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. | Directus is an open-source data platform that wraps any SQL database with a real-time API and intuitive admin interface, functioning as both a headless CMS and a backend-as-a-service. |
| 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… | Contact Directus for current pricing details. Plans scale based on usage and team size. |
| 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 | 2016 |
| Team size | 11-50 employees | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California | New York, New York |
| Featured clients | LangChain users, LlamaIndex users, AI startups | Samsung, LEGO, Uber |