Comparison

Turbopuffer vs Weaviate

On the evidence we track, Turbopuffer leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Turbopuffer70
Weaviate64
Score
Vioscale score
Turbopuffer70 / 100medium · 61%
Weaviate64 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
Model
Turbopuffercommercial
Weaviatefreemium
Price level
Turbopuffermid
Weaviatelow
Transparent
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
Integrations
Count
Turbopuffer
Weaviate25
Security
Disclosure policy
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
Gdpr
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
Hipaa
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
Scorecard
Turbopuffer
Weaviate6.7
Soc2
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
Reliability
Sla pct
Turbopuffer99.95
Weaviate99.95
Status page
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
Adoption
Dependent repos
Turbopuffer
Weaviate15
Github stars
Turbopuffer
Weaviate16,753
Activity
Commits last 30d
Turbopuffer
Weaviate100
Release
Cadence days
Turbopuffer
Weaviate1
History
Turbopuffer
Weaviate20 items
License
Spdx
Turbopuffer
WeaviateBSD-3-Clause
Language
Primary
Turbopuffer
WeaviateGo

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for vector databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Deployment
TurbopufferManaged
WeaviateSelf-hosted
Serverless / consumption pricing
Turbopuffer
Weaviate-
Index
ANN index (HNSW / IVF / DiskANN / ScaNN / flat)
Turbopuffer-
WeaviateHNSW
Distance metrics (cosine / dot / Euclidean)
Turbopuffer-
Weaviate-
Query
Metadata filtering
TurbopufferPre-filter
Weaviate-
Hybrid search (dense + sparse fusion)
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
Built-in BM25 / lexical
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
Storage
Quantization
Turbopuffer-
WeaviateProduct
On-disk vs in-memory
TurbopufferTiered
Weaviate-
Scale
Multi-tenancy (namespaces / collections / tenants)
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
Horizontal scale
TurbopufferSharded / distributed
WeaviateSharded / distributed
Consistency
Consistency
TurbopufferTunable
Weaviate-
Licensing
Licence class
TurbopufferProprietary
WeaviatePermissive OSS
Classification
Purpose-built vs feature-of-parent
TurbopufferDedicated DBMS
WeaviateDedicated DBMS

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Turbopuffer

Leader

Vector and full-text search database built on object storage, offering 10x cheaper cost and extreme scalability for AI applications, semantic search, and recommendation systems.

Independently observed

Weaviate

Weaviate is an open-source vector database that supports hybrid search, metadata filtering, and scalable deployments. It enables developers to build AI applications with semantic search capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Turbopuffer

Leader
from $16/moUsage-based

From $16/month. Usage-based with per-TB-queried pricing ($1/PB base rate with volume discounts up to 96%).

  • Launch$16/month minimum, usage-based overage
  • Scale-
    • IP allowlisting
    • SSO
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Customer managed encryption
    • Private networking
    • IP allowlisting
    • SSO
    • Privileged access management
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Weaviate

HybridFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
CLI
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
Self-hosted
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
On-premise
Turbopuffer
Weaviate
Hybrid
Turbopuffer
Weaviate

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.