Milvus Pricing

freemiumopen source · Apache 2.0last verified August 26, 2026official site ↗

Plan	Price	Notes
Open Sourceofficial source ↗	$0checked 2026-08-26	Apache 2.0 license, self-hosted distributed vector database on Kubernetes/Docker with billion-scale indexing
Free Tier (Zilliz Cloud)official source ↗	$0checked 2026-08-26	5 GB vector storage, up to 2 collections, fully managed cloud instance
Standard (Zilliz Cloud)official source ↗	USD 65/monthchecked 2026-08-26	Auto-scaling vector compute units (CU), high availability, pay-as-you-go compute and storage
Enterprise (Zilliz Cloud)official source ↗	Customchecked 2026-08-26	99.95% uptime SLA, SOC2, HIPAA, multi-replica deployments, private endpoints, dedicated support

structured from cited official pricing sources: “Milvus is a distributed open-source vector database (Apache 2.0). Managed Milvus via Zilliz Cloud includes a perpetual Free tier (5GB storage, 2 collections), a Standard tier starting at ~$65/month based on compute units and storage, and custom Enterprise tiers with 99.95% SLAs and HIPAA compliance.”

Self-hosting cost

Milvus 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 Databases & ORMs

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 Milvus cost?

Milvus is a distributed open-source vector database (Apache 2.0). Managed Milvus via Zilliz Cloud includes a perpetual Free tier (5GB storage, 2 collections), a Standard tier starting at ~$65/month based on compute units and storage, and custom Enterprise tiers with 99.95% SLAs and HIPAA compliance. Paid pricing starts at ~$65/month.

Does Milvus have a free plan?

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

Can you self-host Milvus for free?

What are free or cheaper Milvus alternatives?

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

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