Pinecone vs Milvus
A detailed comparison to help you choose the right AI tool
Pinecone
Vector database for AI applicationsMilvus
Open-source vector databaseCategory
Enterprise AI
Enterprise AI
Pricing
freemium
free
Key Features
- Vector database
- Semantic search
- Low latency
- Scalable
- Managed service
- Hybrid search
- Open source
- Scalable
- Multiple indexes
- Cloud managed
- GPU support
About Pinecone
Pinecone is a managed vector database powering semantic search, recommendations, and AI memory.
About Milvus
Milvus is an open-source vector database built for AI applications with massive scale support.
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Pinecone if:
- You prefer a freemium model
- You need: Vector database
- You value: Semantic search
Choose Milvus if:
- You prefer free tools
- You need: Open source
- You value: Scalable