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Open-source embedding database with a minimal Python and JavaScript API, usable in-process, as a server or through Chroma Cloud

Distributed search and analytics engine on Apache Lucene with full-text, aggregations, vector search and ES|QL; triple-licensed AGPL, SSPL and Elastic License

Rust search engine for application search-as-you-type with typo tolerance, faceting and hybrid semantic search; MIT core plus BSL enterprise parts

Open-source vector database from Zilliz with Lite, Standalone and Distributed deployments, many index types and GPU acceleration

Apache-2.0 search and analytics suite forked from Elasticsearch and Kibana, governed by the OpenSearch Software Foundation

PostgreSQL extension adding vector types, distance operators and HNSW/IVFFlat indexes for similarity search inside the database

Open-source vector search engine written in Rust with filterable HNSW indexes, sparse and multi-vector support, REST/gRPC APIs and a managed cloud

GPL-licensed in-memory search engine in C++ offering typo-tolerant instant search, faceting, vector and hybrid search, with Typesense Cloud hosting

Open-source vector database in Go with pluggable vectorizer modules, hybrid BM25 and vector search, multi-tenancy and a managed cloud