Weaviate
7.1#4 in vector databases$45 usage-basedFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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| Fact | Weaviate | ZeusDB Vector Database |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 | 2012 |
| Integrations | The integration ecosystem lists cloud and model integrations including AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere, Hugging Face, and Ollama. | The product page lists LangChain and LlamaIndex as available integrations; Hugging Face, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Semantic Kernel are listed as in development. |
| Search | The database supports hybrid search that combines vector and BM25 keyword search, along with semantic and keyword search. | It supports approximate nearest-neighbor search using HNSW graphs. |
| Support | Free includes Basic Support; Flex lists Standard Support with next-business-day Sev 1 response, while Premium lists enterprise support as fast as 1-hour Sev 1. | The open-source plan is community supported, while the enterprise plan lists priority support. |
Weaviate is aimed at developers building search, RAG, or agent infrastructure. Its deployment options may suit teams ranging from startups to enterprises that want hosted or self-managed operation.
It may suit developers building AI search, RAG, or recommendation workloads who want a self-hosted vector database with Python access and metadata filtering. Teams seeking managed enterprise features should note that edition is still in development.