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Search and vector · MPL 2.0 (open source) · 21,379 stars

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Fast, lightweight & schema-less search backend. An alternative to Elasticsearch that runs on a few MBs of RAM.

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MPL 2.0 No license change recorded since the repository was created in 2019.

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ElasticsearchFree and Open Source, Distributed, RESTful Search Engine.ElasticAGPL v3 or SSPL or ELv2	AGPL v3 or SSPL or ELv2changed Sep 2024	78.5k	+80	v9.5.4Sep 15, 2026
MeilisearchA lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications.MeilisearchMIT for most code, Business Source License 1.1 for Enterprise Edition parts	MIT for most code, Business Source License 1.1 for Enterprise Edition partschanged Jul 2025	59.8k	+58	-
MilvusMilvus is a high-performance, cloud-native vector database built for scalable vector ANN search.LF AI & DataApache 2.0	Apache 2.0	46.6k	+51	v3.0.2Sep 20, 2026
QdrantQdrant - High-performance, massive-scale Vector Database and Vector Search Engine for the next generation of AI.QdrantApache 2.0	Apache 2.0	35.4k	+105	v1.19.1Sep 4, 2026
chromaSearch infrastructure for AI.Apache 2.0	Apache 2.0	29.7k	+47	-
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