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Faiss vs LanceDB comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Faiss
Ranking in Open Source Databases
14th
Ranking in Vector Databases
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
LanceDB
Ranking in Open Source Databases
13th
Ranking in Vector Databases
8th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Vasu Bansal - PeerSpot reviewer
May 7, 2024
Provides quick query search and has a big database
I made some vectors for my data set. I added them and got the embeddings from Hugging Face. I made a query key-value pair for Faiss. When you want to do a query search on it, you call Faiss and send your query within it I used Faiss as a basic database. I didn't know what algorithm was being…
Arucy Lionel - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 23, 2023
A simple solution that has very good documentation and low research consumption
I use LanceDB for intent detection for the bot and for managing the knowledge base. When you upload a bunch of text to the bot, it will use that to know what to say when the user presents a request LanceDB has improved our organization. Originally, I used RediSearch, which was complex because the…

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Faiss is an open-source solution."
"It is an open-source tool."
"I am using the community edition of LanceDB, which is very cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Educational Organization
9%
University
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Faiss?
I used Faiss as a basic database.
What needs improvement with Faiss?
I didn't know what algorithm was being learned to fetch my query. It would be beneficial if I could set a parameter and see different query mechanisms being run. I can then compare the results to s...
What do you like most about LanceDB?
The most valuable feature of LanceDB is its simplicity.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for LanceDB?
I am using the community edition of LanceDB, which is very cheap.
What is your primary use case for LanceDB?
I use LanceDB for intent detection for the bot and for managing the knowledge base. When you upload a bunch of text to the bot, it will use that to know what to say when the user presents a request.
 

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