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LanceDB
Serverless vector database for multimodal AI
freemiumfrom $50/moOpen SourceFree tier
LanceDB is an open-source serverless vector database with embedded and cloud options, native multimodal support, and a columnar on-disk format.
Pros
- Embedded mode — no server needed
- Columnar format (great for analytics)
- Strong multimodal support
- Open source
Cons
- Younger project, smaller community
- Less battle-tested in production
- Cloud tier newer than competitors