Milvus vs Weaviate
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| Field | M MilvusCloud-native vector database built for large-scale ANN search. | W WeaviateVector database with hybrid search and modular vectorizers. |
|---|---|---|
| Fit. | ||
| Platforms | Linux, Docker | Linux, Docker |
| Docker | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial | yes | yes |
| Catalog. | ||
| Category | Vector databases | Vector databases |
| License· | Apache 2.0 | BSD 3-Clause |
| Language | Go | Go |
| Jobs· | vector database, similarity search, large-scale ANN | vector database, hybrid search, embedding store |
| Activity. | ||
| Stars· | 38k | 15k |
| Last commit· | Sep 7, 2026 | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Last release· | Aug 30, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Links | ProjectGitHubGuide | ProjectGitHubGuide |