ChromaDB vs LM Studio

FeatureChromaDBLM Studio
CategoryData ToolsLocal AI Infrastructure
PricingFree (open-source)Free
GitHub Stars16,000—
PlatformsLinux, macOS, Windows, DockermacOS, Linux, Windows
Features
  • ✓ Vector search
  • ✓ Embeddings
  • ✓ Python/JS SDK
  • ✓ Simple API
  • ✓ Local + cloud
  • ✓ Model discovery
  • ✓ One-click download
  • ✓ Chat UI
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible API
  • ✓ GPU acceleration
  • ✓ GGUF support
Tags
vector-dbembeddingsragopen-source
localllmdesktopinferenceprivacy