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Weaviate Vector DB

Open-source vector database for AI apps

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★4.4rating64 viewsPricing · FreemiumHot
The FalcoScan Intel PanelWeaviate Vector DB · Data
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.4
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Weaviate Vector DB does

Weaviate stores and retrieves vector embeddings at scale with built-in ML model integrations and hybrid search.

How Weaviate Vector DB compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Weaviate Vector DB does. 4 of the 5 offer an API, as Weaviate Vector DB does. Weaviate Vector DB offers a web app. Of the alternatives, 2 offer a web app. Weaviate Vector DB was founded in 2019; the alternatives were founded between 2021 and 2024. Weaviate Vector DB is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands; none of the 3 alternatives with a known headquarters is in the Netherlands. They are in Germany and the United States.

Market position · Data

How Weaviate Vector DB compares in Data

Weaviate Vector DB has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 405 live Data tools on FalcoScan. Across Data, the average opportunity score is 69.2 and the average saturation score 33.3. FalcoScan rates Weaviate Vector DB's own market position as open. 128 of the 405 operating Data tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.

Weaviate Vector DB compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Weaviate Vector DBFounded 2019 · Amsterdam, NetherlandsHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
pgvector PostgresFounded 2021 · Remote-firstHighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIHot
Qdrant Vector DBFounded 2022 · Berlin, GermanyHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
SteampipeFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIStable
Alkera AIHighOpenPaid—YesNoWeb, Self-hostedStable
CogneeFounded 2024 · Berlin, GermanyHighOpenFreemium—YesYesAPI, Self-hostedRising

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Data.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Weaviate Vector DB exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
EmbeddingsSemantic Search
Industry Verticals
Software
Tagged

Weaviate Vector DB shows up when builders search for these

vectorembeddingshybrid-search
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Alternatives to Weaviate Vector DB

Products still running that do the same job, from the data market and related ones, closest match first.

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pgvector Postgres

Vector search extension for PostgreSQL

★ 4.5Opportunity High
Free
Data
Qdrant Vector DB

High-performance vector search engine

★ 4.4Opportunity High
Freemium
Data
Steampipe

Query cloud APIs with SQL

★ 4.4Opportunity High
Free
Data
Alkera AI

Agents that build, analyze and repair your data stack with lineage context

Opportunity High
Paid
Data
Cognee

Open-source structured memory layer that stops AI agents from forgetting context

Opportunity High
Freemium
Data
Crustdata

Real-time people and company data API built for AI agents

Opportunity Moderate
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Questions

Weaviate Vector DB: common questions

Is Weaviate Vector DB free?

Weaviate Vector DB has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Weaviate Vector DB?

The closest alternatives to Weaviate Vector DB that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are pgvector Postgres, Qdrant Vector DB, Steampipe, Alkera AI, and Cognee.

Is Weaviate Vector DB still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Weaviate Vector DB as operating at weaviate.io.

Where is Weaviate Vector DB based?

Weaviate Vector DB is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Does Weaviate Vector DB have an API?

Yes. Weaviate Vector DB offers an API.

Who is Weaviate Vector DB for?

Weaviate Vector DB is built for developers.

How do I sign in to Weaviate Vector DB?

Sign in on Weaviate Vector DB's own website, weaviate.io. FalcoScan reviews Weaviate Vector DB but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Weaviate Vector DB directly.

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