Chroma vs Memcached
ChromaDatabase Tools
$0.33/GiB/monthPublished price
MemcachedDatabase Tools
FreePublished price
Chroma Database Tools The open-source embedding database. | Memcached Database Tools Free & open source, high-performance, distributed memory object caching system | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Database Tools | Database Tools |
| 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. | High-performance distributed memory caching system speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load. |
| 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 Memcached is free and open source (BSD). No paid tier from the project; you self-host it at no license cost. (Managed Memcached exists via cloud providers like AWS ElastiCache, pr… |
| Pricing model | Usage-based | Free |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · No free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2022 | 2003 |
| Team size | 11-50 employees | 1-10 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California | Remote |
| Featured clients | LangChain users, LlamaIndex users, AI startups | Not available |