# Milvus

> Milvus is an open-source vector database designed for scalable similarity search on massive datasets, supporting billions of vectors with high performance. Key features include distributed architecture, support for multiple indexes like HNSW and IVF, hybrid search, and integrations with popular ML frameworks. Ideal for RAG pipelines, recommendation systems, and AI agents; self-hosted alternative to managed services like Pinecone with better cost control for large-scale deployments.

- **URL:** https://milvus.io/
- **Category:** Multimodal Vector DBs
- **Tags:** Distributed, Billion Scale, Gpu Support
- **Updated:** 2026-04-23 19:19
- **Canonical page:** https://vectordb.ever.works/it/items/milvus

## Details

## Overview

Milvus is an open-source vector database for massive-scale vector data.

## Features

- GPU acceleration
- Distributed querying
- Efficient indexing: IVF, HNSW, PQ
- Scalability with efficient index storage and shard management
- Native support for Python, Java, Go, etc.
- Integration with Kafka
- Real-time updates, hybrid search, rich metadata handling

## Pricing

Cost-effective for on-premise use as open-source; large-scale deployments may require substantial resources.

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