Deploy Chroma Cloud
👉 $5 Free Credits • Perfect for Rapid RAG Pipelines
Deploy Managed Milvus
👉 Free Tier Cluster • Built for Billion-Scale Vectors
Chroma DB
- Rate Limit Cap:
- Usage Based
- MFA Support:
- Enforced via Chroma Cloud console two-factor authentication
- Enterprise SSO SAML:
- Available on Enterprise plans with SAML and organization RBAC
- Custom Domain Support:
- Custom API endpoints and dedicated instances on Enterprise tiers
- Supported SDKs:
- Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, LangChain, LlamaIndex integrations
- Social Providers:
- GitHub OAuth for Chroma Cloud account login
- Compliance Standards:
- SOC 2 Type II, GDPR on Enterprise agreements
- Webhook Fallback Policy:
- Event-driven upserts via application queues with idempotent collection IDs
Milvus
- Free Tier Allowance:
- Open Source / Lite
- Rate Limit Cap:
- Unlimited
- MFA Support:
- Enforced via Zilliz Cloud console MFA and organization access policies
- Enterprise SSO SAML:
- Available on Enterprise with SAML SSO and dedicated clusters
- Custom Domain Support:
- Private cloud and hybrid deployments on Enterprise tiers
- Supported SDKs:
- Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, REST, gRPC, LangChain, LlamaIndex
- Social Providers:
- GitHub OAuth for Zilliz Cloud account login
- Compliance Standards:
- SOC 2 Type II, GDPR; HIPAA on Enterprise agreements
- Webhook Fallback Policy:
- Change data capture and bulk import with configurable retry on failed batches
Chroma DB
Start on the starter credit plan and monitor GiB consumption before scaling to dedicated clusters for production RAG workloads.
Milvus
Run Milvus Lite locally for prototyping, then migrate to Zilliz Cloud or self-managed Kubernetes for production scale.