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Chroma vs sql.js

Chroma

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sql.js

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FigureChromasql.js
Price from$250/moFree
Free planYesYes
Free trialYes—
Open sourceYes—
WebYesYes
WindowsYes—
macOSYes—
LinuxYes—
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AndroidYes—
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published41
Spec score · Embedded Databases9.4 (#1)7.6 (#21)
PurposeChroma is open-source data infrastructure for AI that stores embeddings and metadata and supports search and retrieval across text, images, and other modalities.sql.js is a JavaScript library for creating and querying SQLite databases in a browser.

Plans

Chroma

  • StarterFree
  • Team$250 a month
  • StarterFree
  • EnterprisePriced on request

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sql.js

  • sql.jsFree

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In their own words

Chroma

Chroma is open-source infrastructure for storing embeddings and metadata, then searching and retrieving information across text, images, and other modalities. Search options include dense, sparse, and hybrid vector search, plus full-text and regex search and metadata filtering. It can run locally through pip, npm, or Docker, on Chroma Cloud, or in a customer’s own VPC. The maker says its Apache 2.0-licensed codebase powers both the open-source database and Chroma Cloud. Documented integrations include embedding providers such as OpenAI, Cohere, Google Gemini, Hugging Face, Jina AI, and Ollama, and frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack, Streamlit, and DeepEval. Cloud security features include encryption in transit and at rest, SSO, role-based access control, and employee MFA; Chroma Cloud has completed a SOC 2 Type II examination. Starter is free, with 10 databases and 10 team members. Team is $250 a month plus usage and includes $100 credits, 100 databases, and 30 team members.

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