Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Zilliz
Zilliz clearly comes out ahead of Chroma DB on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Chroma DB's paid plans start at $250/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | ai tool |
| Company | Chroma | Zilliz |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsEducation & EdTechAI & Machine Learning | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsAI & Machine LearningSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | design-toolsdatabase | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | chroma-db | zilliz |
|---|---|---|
| $100 Credits | ||
| 2.5M Vcus Per Month Included | ||
| $5 In Free Credits | ||
| 5 Gb Storage | ||
| 10 Databases | ||
| 99.95% Uptime Sla | ||
| 10 Team Members | ||
| Advanced Security: Cmek And Full-Path In-Transit Encryption | ||
| 100 Databases | ||
| Audit Logs, Sso (Saml 2.0 Based), Granular Rbac | ||
| 30 Team Members | ||
| Backup, Restore, And Basic Monitoring | ||
| Byoc Clusters | ||
| Built-In Encryption For Data In Transit And At Rest | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| Enterprise Support Included | ||
| Single Tenant Clusters | ||
| Fully Managed Vector Databases With Core Apis | ||
| Slack Support | ||
| Global Cluster With High-Level Availability And Disaster Recovery | ||
| Slas | ||
| Hipaa-Eligible With Enhanced Data Privacy Features | ||
| Soc Ii | ||
| Multi-Replica And Elastic Scaling | ||
| Unlimited Databases | ||
| Priority Support And Rapid Incident Response | ||
| Unlimited Team Members | ||
| Private Endpoint And Vpc Peering | ||
| Up To 5 Collections |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Zilliz comes out ahead overall, though Chroma DB can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Chroma DB and Zilliz offer a free tier.
Zilliz scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Chroma DB is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
