Zilliz: Fully Managed Vector Database for Enterprise AI

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Introduction

Zilliz provides a fully managed vector database management system, Zilliz Cloud, powered by the open-source Milvus. It is designed for enterprise-grade AI applications, supporting billion-scale vector search, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and large language models. Zilliz aims to simplify the deployment and scaling of vector search applications by eliminating the need for complex infrastructure management.

How to Use Zilliz

To use Zilliz Cloud, users can sign up for a free account, download one of the official SDKs (Python, Java, Go, Node.js), create their first collection, and perform vector similarity searches. For launching applications, users can upgrade to a pay-as-you-go plan. The platform offers intuitive RESTful APIs and user-friendly SDKs for control and data plane operations.

Core Features

Fully managed Milvus service
Billion-scale vector search
High performance (10x faster retrieval with Cardinal search engine)
Highly Scalable (up to 500 CUs, 100 billion items)
High Availability (99.95% monthly uptime)
Security & Governance (SOC2 Type II, ISO27001, RBAC)
Built-in Embedding Pipelines
Multi-Cloud availability (AWS, Azure, GCP)
AI Integrations
Comprehensive data management (migration, import, backup/restore)
Observability (metrics, alerts, monitoring)
Role-based Access Control

Use Cases

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
Recommender System
Text/Semantic Search
Image Similarity Search
Audio Similarity Search
Video Similarity Search
AI Agents
Molecular Similarity Search
Multimodal Similarity Search

Pricing

Free: $0/mo. (5 GB storage, 2.5M vCUs/month, up to 5 collections)
Serverless: From $0.3/GB per month (auto-scaling, up to 100 collections)
Dedicated: From $99/mo. (dedicated clusters, 30-day free trial)
BYOC: Contact Us (custom infrastructure, enhanced data control)

For the latest pricing, visit Zilliz Pricing.

Support & Contact

Support Email: support@zilliz.com
Company Address: 201 Redwood Shores Pkwy, Suite 330, Redwood City, California 94065
About Us: https://zilliz.com/about

Social Media

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MilvusVectorDatabase
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zilliz
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zilliz_universe
GitHub: https://github.com/zilliztech