# SingleStore vs Weaviate Comparison | | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 118 | 29 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (37.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (75.9% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Free | --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (99 reviews) | 8.8 (27 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (98 reviews) | 9.0 (28 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.4 (59 reviews) | 8.6 (20 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.1 (58 reviews) | 8.8 (12 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (90 reviews) | 8.6 (26 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (52 reviews) | 8.5 (11 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.6 (89 reviews) | 9.2 (28 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### SingleStore #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes ### Weaviate #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Self-Deployed Price: Free Description: Weaviate is an open-source vector database that simplifies the development of AI applications. Built-in vector and hybrid search, easy-to-connect machine learning models, and a focus on data privacy enable developers of all levels to build, iterate, and scale AI capabilities faster. Key Features: - Open-source, developer-friendly AI platform - Connect with 20+ ML model integrations - Combine vector and keyword searches seamlessly [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/weaviate/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Relational Databases | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **SingleStore** | 9.0/10 | 81 | | **Weaviate** | N/A | N/A | #### Management | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Data Schema** | 9.3 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Query Language** | 9.4 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | | **ACID - Complaint** | 9.0 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Replication** | 8.8 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Support | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Text Search** | 8.6 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Types** | 9.3 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Languages** | 8.7 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Operating Systems** | 8.8 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Database Locking** | 8.5 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Access Control** | 8.9 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Encryption** | 8.6 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Authentication** | 8.9 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Performance | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Disaster Recovery** | 8.8 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Concurrency** | 9.0 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Workload Management** | 8.8 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Advanced Indexing** | 9.0 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Query Optimizer** | 9.1 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Database Features | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Storage** | 9.0 (70 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Availability** | 9.2 (69 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Stability** | 8.9 (69 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Scalability** | 9.1 (68 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Security** | 8.9 (61 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Manipulation** | 8.8 (66 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Query Language** | 9.1 (70 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Vector Database | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **SingleStore** | N/A | N/A | | **Weaviate** | 8.7/10 | 26 | #### Data Indexing | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Semantic Search** | Not enough data | 8.8 (26 reviews) | | **Indexing Data** | Not enough data | 8.6 (26 reviews) | #### Filters | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Accurate Search** | Not enough data | 8.7 (25 reviews) | | **Single Stage Filtering - Vector Database** | Not enough data | 8.7 (26 reviews) | ### Real-time Analytic Database | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **SingleStore** | N/A | N/A | | **Weaviate** | N/A | N/A | #### Query latency | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Lower query latency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Continuous queries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Data latency | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Lower data latency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data pipeline performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Connectors | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Faster ingestion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Built-in connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Scale | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Linearly scalable database** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Storage management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Architecture | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Data security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Lockless architecture** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **SingleStore** | N/A | N/A | | **Weaviate** | N/A | N/A | #### Retrieval intelligence - AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Advanced relevance tuning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Query understanding & expansion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multistage retrieval & re-ranking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Context-aware & personalized search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Embedding & model management - AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Embedding versioning & lifecycle management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multimodal search support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Pluggable embedding & LLM providers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### LLM retrieval & RAG optimization - AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Retrieval pipeline orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **LLM-aware retrieval optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Hybrid retrieval strategy optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Data Enrichment & Index Intelligence - AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Incremental & streaming index updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Built-in data enrichment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security & governance - AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Fine-grained access controls** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data residency & retention policies** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Audit logs & retrieval traceability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Operations, observability & reliability - AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms | Feature | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Search analytics & relevance debugging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **High availability & disaster recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Vector Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vector-database) **Unique to SingleStore (2):** [Real-time Analytic Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/real-time-analytic-database), [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases) **Unique to Weaviate (1):** [ AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-search-retrieval-infrastructure-platforms) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | SingleStore | Weaviate | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 37.7% | 75.9% | | **Mid-Market** | 24.6% | 13.8% | | **Enterprise** | 37.7% | 10.3% | ### By Industry #### SingleStore - **Information Technology and Services:** 21.9% - **Computer Software:** 18.4% - **Financial Services:** 12.3% - **Internet:** 7.0% - **Banking:** 6.1% - **Telecommunications:** 2.6% - **Consumer Services:** 2.6% - **Computer & Network Security:** 2.6% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.6% - **Retail:** 1.8% - **Other:** 21.9% #### Weaviate - **Computer Software:** 27.6% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 13.8% - **Consulting:** 10.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 10.3% - **Information Services:** 6.9% - **Telecommunications:** 3.4% - **Research:** 3.4% - **Online Media:** 3.4% - **Legal Services:** 3.4% - **Insurance:** 3.4% - **Other:** 13.8% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to SingleStore - [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (679 reviews) - [CockroachDB](https://www.g2.com/products/cockroachdb/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (29 reviews) - [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1675 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2282 reviews) - [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews) - [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews) - [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews) - [Teradata Vantage](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-teradata-vantage/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (375 reviews) - [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews) ### Alternatives to Weaviate - [Pinecone](https://www.g2.com/products/pinecone/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (39 reviews) - [Algolia](https://www.g2.com/products/algolia/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (451 reviews) - [Elasticsearch](https://www.g2.com/products/elastic-elasticsearch/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (292 reviews) - [Qdrant](https://www.g2.com/products/qdrant/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (12 reviews) - [Supabase](https://www.g2.com/products/supabase-supabase/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (47 reviews) - 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In addition, MemSQL directly supports the..." - Title: [Is there provisin forthe software to be open source or will this be only following a Pay for Services model?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-provisin-forthe-software-to-be-open-source-or-will-this-be-only-following-a-pay-for-services-model) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Run the SingleStoreDB anywhere, free forever. Run it in production up to a capacity limit with no time limits. Available here:..." - Title: [How the complex and internal architecture is different from native MySQL](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-the-complex-and-internal-architecture-is-different-from-native-mysql) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "SingleStoreDB and MySQL do not share any code. SingleStoreDB is a real-time, unified distributed SQL database built from the ground up for maximum..." - Title: [When does it hang running memsql-ops --start sometimes](https://www.g2.com/discussions/when-does-it-hang-running-memsql-ops-start-sometimes) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Comment deleted by user." - Title: [Can we Use Amazon Kinesis to ingest data into memsql](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-we-use-amazon-kinesis-to-ingest-data-into-memsql) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "The answer should certainly be yes, for most use cases. Kinesis is mentioned in this blog post: https://www.memsql.com/content/kafka/. For specifics, please..." ### Weaviate No discussions available for this product. --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/singlestore-vs-weaviate)