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Chroma vs PostgreSQL comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Chroma
Ranking in Vector Databases
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
PostgreSQL
Ranking in Vector Databases
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
125
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

Sameer Bhangale - PeerSpot reviewer
Used for RAG (Retrieval-augmented generation) and provides good documentation
If I have to deploy my application in a scalable environment with lots of data and users, I sometimes need to create multiple instances of my database or have a distributed database across different machines. Using Kubernetes, I can quickly increase the horizontal spread of Milvus because it is containerized and readily available. I don't have to do anything by myself. New users can go to Chroma's 'Get Started' page and follow it like a tutorial. Then, they will be ready to use the solution. Chroma has helped us reduce the overall project post production time. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
AdityaSharma3 - PeerSpot reviewer
Transaction processes are fast and good replication capability
Use cases include querying data warehouses and databases to fetch data for clients already working on PostgreSQL.  We also use Postgres for building reports It's a transactional database, so we use Postgres for most of our reporting. That's where it's helping. The query speed is fast, and the…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It's very easy to set up and runs easily."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its documentation, which allows new users to easily learn, deploy, and use it."
"It is very useful for both structured and unstructured data. You can store unstructured and structured data in PostgreSQL. It is easy to use. You can easily manage things through PostgreSQL Admin. It is cost-effective. Its on-premise version is free. It is agnostic of on-premise or cloud. You can install it on the cloud or on-premises. It is available with all clouds, and you can also install it on desktop or Windows Servers."
"With the database, you can provide a multi-component at the same service with the same performance, scalability, or all those things."
"PostgreSQL is stable. It's available, stable, and reliable."
"It's quite scalable."
"The solution provides complete support in terms of the SQL dialect and behaves nicely when it comes to transactions."
"Postgres has some functions called JSONB aggregators or other aggregators, which are quite useful."
"The product's deployment is easy."
"It's a useful solution, that can be widely used."
 

Cons

"The hybrid algorithm needs improvement."
"I think Chroma doesn't have a ready-made containerized image available."
"The interface climate could be better."
"It would be great if the solution offered even more integration capabilities."
"If it was free to use, it would be the perfect solution."
"I'd like to see better memory management. I think that that's one of the few areas that Postgres does not handle as well as MySQL does or did."
"Postgres should focus on building a stronger knowledge base. They also need to expand their integration capabilities, so more tools and resources are available to manage it."
"I had some issues when I integrated with the Jupyter Notebook."
"There could be a plugin to distribute the data on servers for the product."
"I find it difficult to get connectors on the tool. For example, .NET has only one free provider in PostgreSQL. I need to pay the provider if I need something more sophisticated features. Other languages like PHP and Java have good community support. We need community support for .NET."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The current version is an open-source."
"It is free. In terms of operating costs, it basically needs the same platform on which Oracle runs."
"The community version of Postgre is basically free."
"It is also open-source so it is free."
"Our company pays for it. There are free versions available, but for advanced features, you obviously have to pay."
"PostgreSQL is open-source, so if capable admins are available then the setup cost can be $0."
"This solution can offer a cheaper choice for customers since it is open-source."
"We are using the free version of PostgreSQL."
"The solution requires a license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
University
9%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Chroma?
The solution's most valuable feature is its documentation, which allows new users to easily learn, deploy, and use it.
What needs improvement with Chroma?
The hybrid algorithm needs improvement.
What is your primary use case for Chroma?
We collect customer's feedback, and then we present it to the clients.
How does Firebird SQL compare with PostgreSQL?
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What do you like most about PostgreSQL?
It's a transactional database, so we use Postgres for most of our reporting. That's where it's helping.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PostgreSQL?
The tool is free of cost. For now, it's not about making money. But once we perfect it, we can offer it to customers willing to pay for support and other services. Most of my deployments are free.
 

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