Tool review · est. 2019
Milvus
Distributed open-source vector DB for billion-scale
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Tier across use cases
Strengths
- Built for billion+ vector scale (scale leader)
- Distributed, Kubernetes-native, horizontal scaling
- GPU acceleration; managed via Zilliz Cloud
- Most popular open-source vector DB by stars
Trade-offs
- Operational overhead of a distributed system
- Overkill below ~100M vectors
- Latency trails Qdrant on common workloads
Key features
- Billion-scale distributed
- Kubernetes-native
- GPU acceleration
- Sparse+dense (2.4+)
- Zilliz managed cloud
Pricing
Open-source (self-host) + Zilliz Cloud (managed). Go/C++ distributed: milyar+ vector olcek, Kubernetes-native, horizontal partition, GPU. Ops yuku var. Fiyatlar yaklasik.
Open Source
$0/mo
- Self-host
- Distributed
- GPU
Zilliz Cloud
Custom
- Managed Milvus
- Serverless/dedicated
- SLA
What reviewers say
Best for
Teams with billions of vectors and an ops capacity
Frequently asked
- Who is Milvus best for?
- Teams with billions of vectors and an ops capacity
- How is Milvus ranked on TIERSAI?
- Milvus earns B tier (7.92/10) for Vector Database / RAG. Every score uses the same transparent 0-to-10 scale across five axes.
- How much does Milvus cost?
- Open-source (self-host) + Zilliz Cloud (managed). Go/C++ distributed: milyar+ vector olcek, Kubernetes-native, horizontal partition, GPU. Ops yuku var. Fiyatlar yaklasik.
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