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LanceDB Pricing

freemiumopen source · Apache-2.0last verified September 6, 2026official site ↗

At a glance

Freemium open-source embedded multimodal vector database (Apache-2.0, 15k+ GitHub stars). Embedded self-hosting is 100% free with $0 software license fees, running in-process (Python, JS/TS, Rust) directly on local NVMe disk or cloud object storage (AWS S3, GCS, Azure Blob). LanceDB Cloud provides a managed serverless vector database with a Free tier for developers (~5M vectors/credits) and pay-as-you-go consumption for storage and compute. Enterprise tier offers Bring-Your-Own-Cloud (BYOC) VPC deployment, tiered caching, 100B+ vector scale, SOC 2, HIPAA compliance, and custom SLAs.

Self-hosting cost

LanceDB is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage. Any hosted, managed, or API plans remain separately priced.

Free & cheaper Vector Databases

same category, free plan or open-source license

UpstashFreemium serverless data platform (Redis, Kafka, Vector, QStash). Free tier includes daily command/request quotas (10k commands/day for Redis/Kafka/Vector, 500 messages/day for QStash at $0/mo). Pay-as-you-go charges per request ($0.20-$0.40 per 100k requests) and storage ($0.25/GB/mo) with scale-to-zero idle compute. Pro fixed plans start at $280/mo with dedicated throughput and 99.99% SLA, and Enterprise plans provide dedicated VPC peering and custom compliance.TurboVecopen sourceFree and open source under the MIT License. Distributed as a Rust crate and Python package with zero software licensing fees.Neonopen sourceNeon provides a serverless PostgreSQL database with scale-to-zero capabilities. The Free tier includes 100 Compute Unit (CU) hours and 0.5 GB storage per month across up to 100 projects. Paid usage is consumption-based with no minimum monthly platform fee: Launch bills at $0.106/CU-hour and Scale at $0.222/CU-hour with $0.35/GB-month storage.SPTAGopen sourceFree and open source under the MIT License. Users provide their own hardware and compute infrastructure for distributed serving and index compilation.
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FAQ

How much does LanceDB cost?

Freemium open-source embedded multimodal vector database (Apache-2.0, 15k+ GitHub stars). Embedded self-hosting is 100% free with $0 software license fees, running in-process (Python, JS/TS, Rust) directly on local NVMe disk or cloud object storage (AWS S3, GCS, Azure Blob). LanceDB Cloud provides a managed serverless vector database with a Free tier for developers (~5M vectors/credits) and pay-as-you-go consumption for storage and compute. Enterprise tier offers Bring-Your-Own-Cloud (BYOC) VPC deployment, tiered caching, 100B+ vector scale, SOC 2, HIPAA compliance, and custom SLAs.

Does LanceDB have a free plan?

Yes — LanceDB has a free plan alongside its paid tiers.

Can you self-host LanceDB for free?

LanceDB is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage. Any hosted, managed, or API plans remain separately priced.

What are free or cheaper LanceDB alternatives?

Upstash, TurboVec, Neon are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

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