Chroma vs Weaviate
ChromaDatabase Tools
$0.33/GiB/monthPublished price
WeaviateVector Databases
Chroma Database Tools The open-source embedding database. | Weaviate Vector Databases The open-source AI-native vector database. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Database Tools | Vector Databases |
| 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. | Weaviate is an open-source, AI-native vector database that provides vector search, hybrid search, and generative search capabilities for building context-aware AI applications at scale. |
| 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… | Sandbox (Free): Small cluster for experimentation Serverless: Usage-based from $25/month Enterprise Cloud: Custom - Dedicated infrastructure, SLA Self-hosted: Free (open-source, B… |
| 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 | 2019 |
| Team size | 11-50 employees | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Featured clients | LangChain users, LlamaIndex users, AI startups | Morningstar, Red Hat, Instabase |