ChromaDB vs Instructor

FeatureChromaDBInstructor
CategoryData ToolsAI Development
PricingFree (open-source)Free (open-source)
GitHub Stars16,0009,000
PlatformsLinux, macOS, Windows, DockerLinux, macOS, Windows
Features
  • ✓ Vector search
  • ✓ Embeddings
  • ✓ Python/JS SDK
  • ✓ Simple API
  • ✓ Local + cloud
  • ✓ Structured output
  • ✓ Pydantic models
  • ✓ Retry logic
  • ✓ Streaming
  • ✓ Multi-provider
Tags
vector-dbembeddingsragopen-source
structured-outputpydanticpythonopen-source