Pinecone alternatives
6 rag tools in the same lane as Pinecone, ranked by editorial score.
DV
Databricks Vector Search
RAG · Multi-model (BYO embeddings or Databricks-hosted)
8.1
Managed hybrid vector search that lives inside the Databricks lakehouse and auto-syncs with your source tables.
Enterprise· Standard: $605 · Storage Optimized: $922rag-retrievalhybrid-search
WE
Weaviate
RAG · Hosted vector DB (not an LLM)
8.4
Open-source vector DB with hybrid search and modules.
Freemium· Free: $0 · Flex: $45 · Premium: $400self-hosted RAGhybrid search
CH
Chroma
RAG · Hosted vector DB (not an LLM)
8.1
Embedded, developer-friendly vector store for Python.
Freemium· Starter: $0 · Team: $250 · Enterprise: Customprototypingembedded RAG
MA
MongoDB Atlas Vector Search
RAG · Bring-your-own embeddings (OpenAI, Cohere, open models); native Voyage AI embeddings and rerankers
8.6
Vector search built into the operational database you're already using.
Freemium· Free: $0 · Flex: Up to $30 · Dedicated: Starts at $56.94RAG over enterprise documentsProduct and content recommendation engines
LA
LanceDB
RAG
8.2
Open-source multimodal lakehouse and vector database built for AI training and retrieval at petabyte scale.
Freemium· Open-source free; LanceDB Cloud and Enterprise via contact salesvector-searchrag
RI
Rivestack
RAG · OpenAI embeddings (auto-embeddings)
7.1
Managed Postgres with pgvector on dedicated NVMe, pitched as a cheaper RAG backend than Pinecone or Supabase.
Freemium· Free: $0/month · Solo: $29/month · HA Cluster: Starting at $49/node/monthrag-backendvector-search