LanceDB
Apache-2.0 embedded multimodal vector store on Lance
Databases / Vector · Apache-2.0 · 11.7k
Reviewed 2026-09-06 · last push 2026-10-19 · repo checked 2026-10-19
What's Good
Apache-2.0. Embedded-first on Lance. Python/JS/Rust paths, hybrid search.
The Catch
Embedded is not zero ops forever - disk growth still matters. Distinct from Chroma collections DX and sqlite-vec.
Verdict
Apache-2.0 embedded vectors. Free locally.
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