Milvus

Milvus is an open-source vector database specifically designed for building scalable GenAI applications. It enables high-speed similarity searches across massive datasets, capable of handling tens of billions of vectors with minimal performance degradation. Getting started is simple with a pip install, allowing developers to quickly prototype and build.

Milvus offers flexible deployment options to suit different needs:

• Milvus Lite: A lightweight version perfect for learning and prototyping directly in notebooks.
• Milvus Standalone: A robust, single-machine deployment for production environments with up to millions of vectors.
• Milvus Distributed: A highly reliable, enterprise-grade solution that scales horizontally for billions of vectors.

It supports a variety of advanced features, including metadata filtering, hybrid search, and multi-vector queries, making it a versatile choice for applications like RAG, image search, and multimodal systems.