Chroma
pipEmbeddable OSS vector DB with a developer-friendly Python API and zero-config defaults.
LanceDB
pipMultimodal, embedded OSS vector DB with columnar storage and zero-copy queries.
pgvector
linkVector similarity search as a PostgreSQL extension. The 'boring tech' pick for RAG.
Pinecone
pipManaged serverless vector DB — fast, scalable, and category-leader for production RAG.
Qdrant
mcp · dockerRust-based OSS vector DB with payload filtering and hybrid search; self-host or cloud.
Weaviate
pipOSS vector DB with hybrid BM25+vector search and modular embedding adapters.