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US
United States
AI & MACHINE LEARNING
CLOUD-READY
ACTIVELY MAINTAINED
FREE
Chroma

CHROMA

Chroma is the open-source vector database for AI applications. It provides fast, serverless, and scalable infrastructure for storing, searching, and retrieving embeddings with semantic similarity matching and metadata filtering. Built on object storage, Chroma supports millions of developers and is licensed under Apache 2.0.

GITHUB STARS
28k
+12% this month
FORKS
2.2k
Active community
LAST PUSH
Apr 24, 2026
High momentum
WATCHERS
132
Tracking updates
LICENSE
Apache-2.0
Commercial use
Chroma is the open-source vector database for AI applications. It provides fast, serverless, and scalable infrastructure for storing, searching, and retrieving embeddings with semantic similarity matching and metadata filtering. Built on object storage, Chroma supports millions of developers and is licensed under Apache 2.0.

High Performance

Built for speed and minimal overhead.

Self-hostable

Docker, Kubernetes, or bare metal

Developer Native

Programmable via any language workflow

SUPPORTED LANGUAGES

Rust
Rust
Python
Python
TypeScript
TypeScript
Go
Go
Jupyter Notebook
Jupyter Notebook
JavaScript
JavaScript
Starlark
Starlark
HCL
HCL
Shell
Shell
Dockerfile
Dockerfile
Makefile
Makefile
CSS
CSS
PowerShell
PowerShell

VISUAL INTERFACE

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The Quick Glance

Status
Active
Category
AI & Machine Learning
Pricing
Free
Self-Hosted
No
Available on
Windows
Latest Release
1.5.8
Apr 16, 2026

Relative Standing — across 1,284 tools

STARS28k
Top 14% globally
FORKS2.2k
Top 19% in Open Source
ACTIVITYVery High
Top 6% Activity
WATCHERS132
Top 28% Community