Comparing Zilliz and Milvus
Unleash a cloud-native experience with a complete feature set only available with Zilliz.
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Zilliz provides a cloud-native experience with a complete feature set that includes the above capabilities and more. With Zilliz, you can easily manage and scale your Milvus clusters, store and search vectors for similarity, and cost-effectively retain data at any scale without growing compute.
Built on Milvus and optimized for ease of use
| zilliz | milvus | |
Vector Similarity SearchEfficiently store and search vectors for similarity. Fine-tuned parameters and software/hardware adaption for better performance. | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Hybrid SearchCombine vector similarity search with advanced filtering to match your search condition requirements. | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Rich Schema SupportEasily work with a variety of data types, ie. float/binary vector, integer, floating point, boolean, varchar, etc., for flexible schema modeling. | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Auto ANNS IndexNo more suffering on matching your workload to the right index type, and the endless optimizations. With auto-index, you can just focus on the business, and Zilliz Cloud will handle the rest. | Auto-index type | Manual index type selection |
Compatible SDKs | Python and Java SDK Fully supported | Community version only |
| zilliz | |
Vector Similarity SearchEfficiently store and search vectors for similarity. Fine-tuned parameters and software/hardware adaption for better performance. | ✔️ |
Hybrid SearchCombine vector similarity search with advanced filtering to match your search condition requirements. | ✔️ |
Rich Schema SupportEasily work with a variety of data types, ie. float/binary vector, integer, floating point, boolean, varchar, etc., for flexible schema modeling. | ✔️ |
Auto ANNS IndexNo more suffering on matching your workload to the right index type, and the endless optimizations. With auto-index, you can just focus on the business, and Zilliz Cloud will handle the rest. | Auto-index type |
Compatible SDKs | Python and Java SDK Fully supported |
| milvus | |
Vector Similarity SearchEfficiently store and search vectors for similarity. Fine-tuned parameters and software/hardware adaption for better performance. | ✔️ |
Hybrid SearchCombine vector similarity search with advanced filtering to match your search condition requirements. | ✔️ |
Rich Schema SupportEasily work with a variety of data types, ie. float/binary vector, integer, floating point, boolean, varchar, etc., for flexible schema modeling. | ✔️ |
Auto ANNS IndexNo more suffering on matching your workload to the right index type, and the endless optimizations. With auto-index, you can just focus on the business, and Zilliz Cloud will handle the rest. | Manual index type selection |
Compatible SDKs | Community version only |
Cloud-native, scalability
| zilliz | milvus | |
Fully ManagedMilvus clusters that are fully managed and automated with zero operations required. | ✔️ | ❌ |
High Availability99.9% uptime SLA with built-in failover to ensure your Milvus clusters are always available. | ✔️ | ❌ |
Elastic ScalingEasily scale up to a billion-scale or down without the need to over-provision infrastructure. | ✔️ | ❌ |
Different Machine types for best price performanceprovides performance-optimized and capacity-optimized compute unit types to fit different use cases. | ✔️ | ❌ |
Infinite StorageCost-effectively store data at any scale without the need to increase compute resources. | ✔️ | ❌ |
Cloud UIUser-friendly GUI to easily manage and monitor your Milvus clusters at any scale in the cloud. | ✔️ | ❌ |
Resource monitorsGet automatic notifications to avoid service overloading. | ✔️ | ❌ |
| zilliz | |
Fully ManagedMilvus clusters that are fully managed and automated with zero operations required. | ✔️ |
High Availability99.9% uptime SLA with built-in failover to ensure your Milvus clusters are always available. | ✔️ |
Elastic ScalingEasily scale up to a billion-scale or down without the need to over-provision infrastructure. | ✔️ |
Different Machine types for best price performanceprovides performance-optimized and capacity-optimized compute unit types to fit different use cases. | ✔️ |
Infinite StorageCost-effectively store data at any scale without the need to increase compute resources. | ✔️ |
Cloud UIUser-friendly GUI to easily manage and monitor your Milvus clusters at any scale in the cloud. | ✔️ |
Resource monitorsGet automatic notifications to avoid service overloading. | ✔️ |
| milvus | |
Fully ManagedMilvus clusters that are fully managed and automated with zero operations required. | ❌ |
High Availability99.9% uptime SLA with built-in failover to ensure your Milvus clusters are always available. | ❌ |
Elastic ScalingEasily scale up to a billion-scale or down without the need to over-provision infrastructure. | ❌ |
Different Machine types for best price performanceprovides performance-optimized and capacity-optimized compute unit types to fit different use cases. | ❌ |
Infinite StorageCost-effectively store data at any scale without the need to increase compute resources. | ❌ |
Cloud UIUser-friendly GUI to easily manage and monitor your Milvus clusters at any scale in the cloud. | ❌ |
Resource monitorsGet automatic notifications to avoid service overloading. | ❌ |
Expert Support and Security
| zilliz | milvus | |
24x7x365 Expert SupportAccess to the world's foremost Milvus experts to offer you 24x7x365 support. | ✔️ | ❌ |
SOC2 Type IIOur platform is compliant with SOC 2, Type 2 so that you can be confident in the integrity of your data. | ✔️ | ❌ |
Data RecoveryBackup and restore, time travel and recycler bin to help restore data in the event of accidental loss. | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Data Encryption in TransitEnsure the security of your data while it's being transferred. | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)Permission management to protect private and sensitive information and control user access. | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| zilliz | |
24x7x365 Expert SupportAccess to the world's foremost Milvus experts to offer you 24x7x365 support. | ✔️ |
SOC2 Type IIOur platform is compliant with SOC 2, Type 2 so that you can be confident in the integrity of your data. | ✔️ |
Data RecoveryBackup and restore, time travel and recycler bin to help restore data in the event of accidental loss. | ✔️ |
Data Encryption in TransitEnsure the security of your data while it's being transferred. | ✔️ |
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)Permission management to protect private and sensitive information and control user access. | ✔️ |
| milvus | |
24x7x365 Expert SupportAccess to the world's foremost Milvus experts to offer you 24x7x365 support. | ❌ |
SOC2 Type IIOur platform is compliant with SOC 2, Type 2 so that you can be confident in the integrity of your data. | ❌ |
Data RecoveryBackup and restore, time travel and recycler bin to help restore data in the event of accidental loss. | ✔️ |
Data Encryption in TransitEnsure the security of your data while it's being transferred. | ✔️ |
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)Permission management to protect private and sensitive information and control user access. | ✔️ |