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Kinetica vs SurrealDB

Kinetica

kinetica.com

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FigureKineticaSurrealDB
Price from$1.80/mo$0.19/mo
Free planYesYes
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WebYes—
WindowsYes—
macOSYes—
LinuxYes—
APIYes—
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published33
Spec score · Ai Databases8.6 (#6)8.1 (#13)
Spec score · Database Software8.0 (#52)8.1 (#46)
Free planYesYes
HeadquartersVienna, Virginia, United StatesLondon, England
IntegrationsKinetica's vector search page says embedding providers include OpenAI, NVIDIA NIM, and locally hosted models with a compatible inference endpoint.The platform provides MCP access and supports Agent Skills and AI frameworks.
Vector searchKinetica says new embeddings are searchable as they land and that vector search can run with structured filters, joins, and time windows in one SQL statement.Yes

Plans

Kinetica

  • Dedicated Cloud$1.80 a month
  • Developer EditionFree
  • Enterprise EditionPriced on request

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SurrealDB

  • StartFree
  • Scale$0.19 a month
  • EnterprisePriced on request

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