LanceDB
Embedded, multimodal vector database on the Lance columnar format.
Serverless/embedded vector search over the open Lance format — store vectors alongside images, video and metadata on local disk or object storage.
- Vendor
- LanceDB
- Category
- Vector databases
- Pricing
- Open source
- Open source
- Yes
- License
- Apache 2.0
- Platforms
- Python, TypeScript, Rust, Cloud
- Launched
- 2023
- Website
- lancedb.com
Features
- Embedded (no server)
- Multimodal data
- Full-text + vector search
Best for
- Research
- Multimodal
- Local & on-device
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