Top 10 Milvus Alternatives & Competitors

(9)4.7 out of 5

Milvus is not the only option for Vector Database Software. Explore other competing options and alternatives. Other important factors to consider when researching alternatives to Milvus include ease of use and reliability. The best overall Milvus alternative is Elasticsearch. Other similar apps like Milvus are SingleStore, Weaviate, Pinecone, and Supabase. Milvus alternatives can be found in Vector Database Software but may also be in Real-time Analytic Database Software or Enterprise Search Software.

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Best Paid & Free Alternatives to Milvus

Elasticsearch
SingleStore
Weaviate
Pinecone
Supabase
CrateDB
PG Vector
KX

Top 10 Alternatives to Milvus Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

Browse options below. Based on reviewer data, you can see how Milvus stacks up to the competition, check reviews from current & previous users in industries like Computer Software, Information Technology and Services, and Education Management, and find the best product for your business.

Elasticsearch

By Elastic

4.4/5

(266)

Product Description

Reviewers say compared to Milvus, Elasticsearch is:

Easier to set up

More usable

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By SingleStore

Product Description

Reviewers say compared to Milvus, SingleStore is:

Slower to reach roi

Easier to set up

More usable

Categories in common with Milvus:

By Weaviate

Product Description

Weaviate is a cloud-native, real-time vector search engine (aka neural search engine or deep search engine). There are modules for specific use cases such as semantic search, plugins to integrate Weaviate in any application of your choice, and a console to visualize your data. Weaviate is used as a semantic search engine, similar image search engine our automatic classification engine based on the built-in machine learning models. Applications range from product search to CRM classifications. Weaviate has an open-core and a paid service for enterprise SLA usage and custom, industry-specific machine learning models.

Reviewers say compared to Milvus, Weaviate is:

Easier to set up

More usable

Easier to admin

Categories in common with Milvus:

Vector Database

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Supabase

By Supabase

4.7/5

(30)

Product Description

Reviewers say compared to Milvus, Supabase is:

Easier to set up

Easier to admin

Easier to do business with

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By CrateDB

Product Description

Reviewers say compared to Milvus, CrateDB is:

Easier to set up

More usable

Easier to admin

Categories in common with Milvus:

By pgvector

Product Description

PGVector is an open-source extension for PostgreSQL that enables efficient vector similarity searches directly within the database. It allows users to store and query vector data alongside traditional relational data, facilitating tasks such as machine learning model integration, recommendation systems, and natural language processing applications. Key Features and Functionality: - Vector Storage: Supports single-precision, half-precision, binary, and sparse vectors, accommodating diverse data types. - Similarity Search: Offers both exact and approximate nearest neighbor search capabilities, utilizing distance metrics like L2 (Euclidean, inner product, cosine, L1, Hamming, and Jaccard distances. - Indexing: Provides indexing methods such as HNSW (Hierarchical Navigable Small World and IVFFlat (Inverted File with Flat quantization to optimize search performance. - Integration: Compatible with any language that has a PostgreSQL client, enabling seamless incorporation into existing applications. - PostgreSQL Features: Maintains full support for PostgreSQL's ACID compliance, point-in-time recovery, and JOIN operations, ensuring data integrity and reliability. Primary Value and User Solutions: PGVector addresses the challenge of integrating vector similarity search within relational databases by embedding this functionality directly into PostgreSQL. This integration eliminates the need for external systems or complex data pipelines, simplifying architecture and reducing latency. Users can perform efficient similarity searches on vector data stored alongside their relational data, streamlining workflows in applications like recommendation engines, image and text retrieval, and other AI-driven solutions.

Categories in common with Milvus:

Vector Database

By KX

4.6/5

(51)

Product Description

KX is maker of kdb+, a time series and vector database, independently benchmarked as the fastest on the market. It can process and analyze time series, historical and vector data at unmatched speed and scale, empowering developers, data scientists, and data engineers to build high-performance data-driven applications and turbo-charge their favorite analytics tools in the cloud, on-premise, or at the edge. For more info visit www.kx.com.

Reviewers say compared to Milvus, KX is:

Easier to set up

Easier to admin

Categories in common with Milvus:

Vector Database