Milvus
by milvus-ioCloud-native vector database for scalable similarity search and AI applications. Handles billions of vectors.
About Milvus
Milvus is a Go open-source rag & vector dbs project by milvus-io. Cloud-native vector database for scalable similarity search and AI applications. Handles billions of vectors. With 31,000 GitHub stars and 0forks, it's one of the RAG & Vector DBs tools worth knowing. You can download the source, browse it on GitHub, or read the full setup guide in the README below.
From the project README
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Milvus — FAQ
What is Milvus?
Cloud-native vector database for scalable similarity search and AI applications. Handles billions of vectors.
Is Milvus free to use?
Yes. Milvus is open-source and free. You can browse the source on GitHub or download it here at no cost — no signup required.
How do I install and run Milvus?
Download the latest source as a ZIP from GitHub (or clone the main branch), then follow the setup steps in the README below.
What language is Milvus written in?
Milvus is primarily written in Go.
How popular is Milvus?
Milvus has 31,000 stars and 0 forks on GitHub — a useful signal of how actively it's maintained and trusted by developers.
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