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Score7.1
Rank#40 of 74
From$0.05/mo
Free planNo
Free trialYes
Runs onAPI, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows

Summary

Vespa is ranked #40 of 74 in database software on Everything Xiaomi. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $0.05/mo.

Vespa plans and pricing

All plans
Startup $0.05/mo vCPU $ 0.05 / hour; Memory GB $ 0.005 / hour; Disk GB $ 0.0002 / hour; GPU Memory GB $ 0.03 / hour Shared resources · Community support only · Dev zones only · No SSO or autoscaling cloud.vespa.ai · 22 Sept 2026
Basic $0.10/mo Initial unit prices per hour: vCPU $ 0.1 / hour; Memory GB $ 0.01 / hour; Disk GB $ 0.0004 / hour; GPU Memory GB $ 0.07 / hour Prices go down with volume · Suitable for applications that don't need 24/7 operational support cloud.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Commercial $0.15/mo Initial unit prices per hour: vCPU $ 0.145 / hour; Memory GB $ 0.0145 / hour; Disk GB $ 0.0005 / hour; GPU Memory GB $ 0.1 / hour Prices go down with volume · 24/7 operational support · Backup and disaster recovery cloud.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Enterprise $0.18/mo Initial vCPU price is $ 0.18 / hour; Memory GB $ 0.018 / hour; Disk GB $ 0.0007 / hour; GPU Memory GB $ 0.125 / hour; mi $20,000 minimum monthly spend cloud.vespa.ai · 22 Sept 2026
Self Managed Not published Self-managed Vespa deployment · Unlimited support cases · Dedicated support representative available cloud.vespa.ai · 22 Sept 2026
Startup Free Per hour; vCPU $ 0.05 / hour; Memory GB $ 0.005 / hour; Disk GB $ 0.0002 / hour; GPU Memory GB $ 0.03 / hour Dev zones only · Shared resources · No SSO or autoscaling · No redundancy by default · Community support only, no SLA cloud.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026

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Facts

Product
Vespa is an AI search platform for online data-driven applications that combines retrieval, ranking, machine-learning inference, and real-time serving.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Search
Vespa supports vector and tensor search, positional text search, and search over structured data.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Ranking
Ranking signals can be combined into scores using tensor functions or machine-learned models in formats such as ONNX and XGBoost.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Scaling
Vespa distributes functions across node clusters and supports changing cluster size without impacting queries or writes.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Deployment
Vespa can be self-managed, run with the Vespa Kubernetes Operator, or deployed on Vespa Cloud.docs.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
Vespa provides a client for OpenAI-compatible APIs, including OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic, Cohere, and Together.ai; this feature is marked beta.docs.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
ML models
Vespa supports ONNX and XGBoost models for ranking, and model inference using ONNX Runtime.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Security
Vespa Cloud handles encryption of data at rest and in transit, uses node and endpoint certificates, and keeps OS patches up to date automatically.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Customer cloud accounts
Vespa Cloud Enclave runs applications inside a tenant's own AWS, Azure, or GCP account, with cloud-provider resource costs charged in addition to Vespa Cloud costs.docs.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Support
The Startup plan includes community support only with no SLA; Cloud plans list unlimited support cases, with response times varying by plan.cloud.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Trial
The Vespa Cloud free trial includes $300 in usage credits, requires no credit card, and stops the application when credits run out.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Notable limit
All Vespa Cloud plans have a quota, and the Startup plan is limited to development zones.cloud.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Who it is for
Vespa describes the platform for teams building AI applications where search quality, ranking, fresh real-time data, or increasing retrieval traffic are important.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Supported local systems
The local deployment guide lists Linux, macOS, and Windows 10 Pro on x86_64 or arm64, with Docker Desktop or Podman Desktop.docs.vespa.ai · 4 Oct 2026

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