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The High-Performance
Vector Database Built for Scale

Milvus is an open-source vector database built for GenAI applications. Install with pip, perform high-speed searches, and scale to tens of billions of vectors with minimal performance loss.

Start running Milvus in seconds

from pymilvus import MilvusClient
client = MilvusClient("milvus_demo.db")
client.create_collection(
  collection_name="demo_collection",
  dimension=5
)

Deployment Options to Match Your Unique Journey

  • Milvus Lite

    Lightweight, easy to start

    1. VectorDB-as-a-library runs in notebooks/ laptops with a pip install
    2. Best for learning and prototyping
  • Milvus Standalone

    Robust, single-machine deployment

    1. Complete vector database for production or testing
    2. Ideal for datasets with up to millions of vectors
  • Milvus Distributed

    Scalable, enterprise-grade solution

    1. Highly reliable and distributed vector database with comprehensive toolkit
    2. Scale horizontally to handle billions of vectors
  • Zilliz Cloud (fully managed Milvus)

    Hassle-free and 10x faster than Milvus

    1. Available in both serverless and dedicated cluster
    2. SaaS and BYOC options for different security and compliance requirements
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Plays nicely with all your favorite AI tools

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Why Developers Prefer Milvus for Vector Databases

  • Scale as needed

    Scale as needed

    Elastic scaling to tens of billions of vectors with distributed architecture.

  • Blazing fast

    Blazing fast

    Retrieve data quickly and accurately with Global Index, regardless of scale.

  • Reusable Code

    Reusable Code

    Write once, and deploy with one line of code into the production environment.

  • Supportive Community

    Supportive Community

    Fan-favorite vector database with extensive resources and supportive contributors.

  • Feature-rich

    Feature-rich

    Metadata filtering, hybrid search, multi-vector and more.

Want to learn more about Milvus? View our documentation

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