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Milvus (and Zilliz Cloud)

An Apache 2.0 licensed vector database under the LF AI and Data Foundation, with a distributed architecture that separates compute from storage.

Free to self-host under Apache 2.0. Managed Zilliz Cloud is priced separately, with serverless and dedicated cluster options. Open source Appears in 1 guide

Where it ranks

Guides that include Milvus (and Zilliz Cloud).

The best vector databases for RAG
Best for Very large deployments, in the billions of vectors, where a distributed Kubernetes-native design is worth its operational cost. #7

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