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Faiss vs LanceDB comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Faiss
Ranking in Open Source Databases
13th
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
12th
Ranking in Vector Databases
8th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of Faiss is 5.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of LanceDB is 3.9%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Vasu Bansal - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides quick query search and has a big database
I did not face any issues integrating Faiss with other tools. I would recommend the solution to other users. Faiss has facilitated my AI-driven project very well. I recommend that other users use it for their AI projects because it provides quick query search and has a big database. Overall, I rate the solution nine and a half out of ten.
Arucy Lionel - PeerSpot reviewer
A simple solution that has very good documentation and low research consumption
LanceDB is deployed on-cloud in our organization. I have only utilized the community-specific version. They have a server-client version that might actually be useful for a lot of other people. I just needed the direct one, which works quite well for me. I don't know how good the server client version is yet. Overall, I rate LanceDB a nine out of ten.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
8%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
University
10%
Educational Organization
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 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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