Chroma vs. OpenSearch
Compare Chroma vs. OpenSearch by the following set of capabilities. We want you to choose the best database for you, even if it’s not us.
Chroma vs. OpenSearch on Scalability
No. Can not scale beyond single node.
Yes.
No distributed data replacement
Both
Chroma scalability
Without any distributed data replacement, Chroma is not able to scale beyond a single node
OpenSearch
OpenSearch supports horizontal scaling, cluster management optimizations, and efficient shard allocation, making it suitable for handling large datasets and high query loads effectively.
Chroma vs. OpenSearch on Functionality
Performance is the biggest challenge with vector databases as the number of unstructured data elements stored in a vector database grows into hundreds of millions or billions, and horizontal scaling across multiple nodes becomes paramount.
Yes with scalar filtering
yes, vector search & keyword search & scalar filtered search
1 (HNSW)
ANN
Chroma functionality
Chroma uses HNSW algorithm to support kNN search.
OpenSearch
OpenSearch supports:
- Vectors with up to 16,000 dimensions.
- Vector generation through external libraries or directly within OpenSearch.
- Both binary and dense vectors.
- Cosine Similarity, Inner Product, and L2 Distance (Euclidean).
- Integration with multiple engines, including NMSLIB, Faiss, and Lucene, to facilitate vector indexing and searching.
Chroma vs. OpenSearch on Purpose-built
What’s your vector database for?
A vector database is a fully managed solution for storing, indexing, and searching across a massive dataset of unstructured data that leverages the power of embeddings from machine learning models. A vector database should have the following features:
- Scalability and tunability
- Multi-tenancy and data isolation
- A complete suite of APIs
- An intuitive user interface/administrative console
No. Vector search is an add-on to OpenSearch.
Python, JavaScript
Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, and .Net
Chroma vs. OpenSearch: what’s right for me?
Chroma
Chroma is maintained by a single commercial company offering a non-scalable single node. License: Apache-2.0 license
OpenSearch
OpenSearch is an open-source software suite for search, analytics, security monitoring, and observability applications. It is not purpose-built for vector storage and search workloads but introduces a vector search plugin to provide this capability. Amazon OpenSearch Service is an AWS-managed service for OpenSearch.
Apache 2.0