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Chroma

Ch 367.4of 74 Database Software
  1. 1Runs onAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan · paid from $250/mo
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Overview

Chroma is ranked #36 of 74 in database software on Specifiction. It runs on Android, API, iOS, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $250/mo.

Chroma plans and pricing

All plans
Starter Free Free credits then usage-based pricing 10 databases · 10 team members trychroma.com · 22 Sept 2026
Team $250/mo $250/month + usage; includes $100 credits 100 databases · 30 team members · Slack support · SOC II · volume-based discounts trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026
Enterprise Not published Unlimited databases · Unlimited team members trychroma.com · 22 Sept 2026
Starter Free $0/month + usage; includes $5 in free credits 10 databases · 10 team members · Community Slack trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026
Enterprise Not published Custom pricing Unlimited databases · unlimited team members · dedicated support · single-tenant clusters · BYOC clusters · SLAs trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026

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Facts

Purpose
Chroma is open-source data infrastructure for AI that stores embeddings and metadata and supports search and retrieval across text, images, and other modalities.docs.trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026
Search
Chroma supports dense, sparse, and hybrid vector search, full-text and regex search, and metadata filtering.docs.trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026
Open source
Chroma is licensed under Apache 2.0, and the maker says the same codebase powers its open-source database and Chroma Cloud.trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026
Deployment
The maker says Chroma can run locally with pip, npm, or Docker, on Chroma Cloud, or in a customer’s own VPC.trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026
Embedding integrations
Documented embedding integrations include OpenAI, Cohere, Google Gemini, Hugging Face, Jina AI, Ollama, and others.docs.trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026
Framework integrations
Documented framework integrations include LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack, Streamlit, and DeepEval.docs.trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026
Security
Chroma Cloud says customer data is encrypted in transit and at rest and that access controls include SSO, role-based access control, and employee MFA.trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026
Compliance
Chroma Cloud says it completed a SOC 2 Type II examination.trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026
Enterprise deployment
Enterprise deployment options listed include multi-tenant cloud, single-tenant nodes and clusters, BYOC, and on-premises deployment.trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026
Enterprise options
The enterprise page lists single-region, multi-region, and multi-cloud regions, active-active and active-passive replication, and AWS, GCP, and Azure.trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026
Support
The pricing page lists Community Slack for Starter, Slack support for Team, and dedicated support for Enterprise.trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026
Usage limits
The pricing FAQ says exceeding customer-set or Chroma-set usage limits pauses the service until the limit is changed.trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026
Cloud performance limits
The product page lists 1 million collections per database and 5 million records per collection as technical specifications.trychroma.com · 28 Sept 2026

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