Chroma
by Chroma · open-source · Last verified 2026-03-17
Open-source embedding database designed for AI applications with a simple developer experience. Provides in-memory and persistent storage with automatic embedding generation and metadata filtering.
https://www.trychroma.com ↗B
B—Above Average
Adoption: AQuality: B+Freshness: ACitations: B+Engagement: F
Specifications
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Pricing
- open-source
- Capabilities
- embedding-storage, similarity-search, metadata-filtering, auto-embedding, persistent-storage
- Integrations
- langchain, llamaindex, openai, hugging-face
- Use Cases
- prototyping, rag-retrieval, semantic-search, local-development
- API Available
- Yes
- SDK Languages
- python, typescript
- Deployment
- self-hosted, chroma-cloud, docker
- Rate Limits
- No limits on self-hosted; cloud beta tiers vary
- Data Privacy
- Self-hosted by default; cloud in beta
- Tags
- vector-database, embeddings, lightweight, developer-friendly
- Added
- 2026-03-17
- Completeness
- 100%
Index Score
65.1Adoption
80
Quality
78
Freshness
85
Citations
70
Engagement
0