Zilliz
A managed vector data platform powered by Milvus for RAG, semantic search, recommendations, and lake-scale AI workloads.
About Zilliz
Zilliz is a managed vector data platform from the creators of Milvus. It handles real-time vector serving, lake-scale discovery, and batch AI data operations, giving teams a hosted foundation for retrieval-augmented generation, semantic search, recommendations, and multimodal retrieval. The Free plan covers learning and personal projects with 5 GB of storage, 2.5 million vCUs per month, and five collections. Standard adds managed databases, backup and restore, monitoring, and encryption for prototypes and testing. Enterprise targets production applications with a 99.95% uptime SLA, SSO, audit logs, granular access control, scaling, and private networking. Business Critical is quote-based for regulated or mission-critical deployments. Costs beyond the free allowance depend on the workload, while several security, resilience, and networking controls sit on higher tiers.
Best for
Best use cases
Start a bounded prototype on the Free plan before estimating paid usage
Run managed vector databases with backup, monitoring, and encryption on Standard
Use Enterprise or Business Critical when SLA, private networking, or regulated-workload controls are required
Compare before choosing
Choose Zilliz instead of self-hosted Milvus when reduced operational work justifies managed-service cost
Compare compute, storage, and transfer assumptions because paid costs vary by workload
Compare higher tiers when audit logs, SSO, private networking, disaster recovery, or compliance features affect adoption
Features
Managed Milvus serving
Run vector databases with core APIs without maintaining the underlying Milvus deployment.
Vector Lakebase workflows
Combine real-time serving with lake-scale discovery and batch-oriented AI data operations.
Integration ecosystem
Connect with orchestration, model, data-source, observability, and client-library tools.
Pros
- The $0 plan provides concrete storage and compute allowances for learning and personal projects.
- Managed backups, monitoring, and encryption reduce operational work on Standard.
- Enterprise adds an uptime SLA, identity controls, scaling, and private networking for production adoption.
Cons
- Costs become workload-dependent after the free allowance, so teams need to model compute, storage, and data-transfer usage.
- Production security and networking controls require Enterprise or a higher tier.
- Business Critical requires a sales quote, limiting self-service cost comparison for regulated deployments.
Pricing Plans
Free
- 5 GB storage
- 2.5M vCUs per month included
- Up to 5 collections
Standard
- Fully managed vector databases with core APIs
- Backup, restore, and basic monitoring
- Encryption in transit and at rest
Enterprise
- 99.95% uptime SLA
- Audit logs, SSO, and granular RBAC
- Multi-replica scaling and private networking
Business Critical
- Global cluster and disaster recovery
- CMEK and full-path in-transit encryption
- HIPAA-eligible privacy features and priority support
* Pricing information is for reference only. Please refer to the latest announcement on Zilliz's official website.