7 Vector Databases Every Developer Should Know!

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  • chroma

    the AI-native open-source embedding database

  • Chroma DB is a newer entrant in the vector database arena, designed specifically for handling high-dimensional color vectors. It's particularly useful for applications in digital media, e-commerce, and content discovery, where color similarity plays a crucial role in search and recommendation algorithms.

  • canopy

    Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) framework and context engine powered by Pinecone

  • Pinecone is a managed vector database service that simplifies the process of building and scaling vector search applications. It offers a simple API for embedding vector search into applications, providing accurate, scalable similarity search with minimal setup and maintenance.

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

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  • qdrant

    Qdrant - High-performance, massive-scale Vector Database for the next generation of AI. Also available in the cloud https://cloud.qdrant.io/

  • Qdrant is an open-source vector search engine optimized for performance and flexibility. It supports both exact and approximate nearest neighbor search, providing a balance between accuracy and speed for various AI and ML applications.

  • Milvus

    A cloud-native vector database, storage for next generation AI applications

  • Milvus is an open-source vector database designed to handle large-scale similarity search and vector indexing. It supports multiple index types and offers highly efficient search capabilities, making it suitable for a wide range of AI and ML applications, including image and video recognition, natural language processing, and recommendation systems.

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