Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: pgvector
pgvector clearly comes out ahead of Chroma on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Chroma's paid plans start at $250/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | hybrid |
| Company | Chroma | Open Source Community |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsAI & Machine Learning | DevelopmentData & Analytics |
| Categories | database | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
pgvector
custom
open source
| Feature | chroma | pgvector |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Databases | ||
| Hnsw And Ivfflat Indexing | ||
| 10 Team Members | ||
| L2 Distance, Inner Product, And Cosine Distance | ||
| 100 Databases | ||
| Native Postgresql Integration | ||
| 30 Team Members | ||
| Vector Similarity Search | ||
| Byoc Clusters | ||
| Community Slack | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| Single Tenant Clusters | ||
| Slack Support | ||
| Slas | ||
| Soc Ii | ||
| Unlimited Databases | ||
| Unlimited Team Members |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, pgvector comes out ahead overall, though Chroma can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Chroma and pgvector offer a free tier.
pgvector scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
