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PROS

Milvus has good accuracy and performance.
Milvus is well containerized, enabling quick and easy scaling.
Milvus excels in finding the closest chunk from a large dataset.
Milvus offers multiple vector similarity calculation methods like L2 norm and cosine similarity.
Accuracy and usability are highlighted as strengths of Milvus.

CONS

Milvus has higher resource consumption, which introduces complexity in implementation.
Milvus' documentation is not very user-friendly and doesn't help users get started quickly.
Storing excessive data in Milvus can make it slow and prone to malfunction.
Milvus could simplify its requirements and increase accessibility.
Milvus could be more user-friendly.
 

Milvus Pros review quotes

reviewer2395743 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 29, 2024
Milvus offers multiple methods for calculating similarities or distances between vectors, such as L2 norm and cosine similarity. These methods help in comparing different vectors based on specific use cases. For instance, in our use case, we find that the L2 distance works best, but you can experiment with different methods to find the most suitable one for your needs.
Rushikesh Patki - PeerSpot reviewer
May 13, 2024
I like the accuracy and usability.
Sameer Bhangale - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 22, 2024
The solution is well containerized, and since containerization is quick and easy for me, I can scale it up quickly.
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Arucy Lionel - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 27, 2023
Milvus has good accuracy and performance.
AJ
Apr 27, 2024
The best feature of Milvus was finding the closest chunk from a huge amount of data.
 

Milvus Cons review quotes

Rushikesh Patki - PeerSpot reviewer
May 13, 2024
Milvus could make it simpler. Simplifying the requirements and making it more accessible. It could be more user-friendly.
Sameer Bhangale - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 22, 2024
Milvus' documentation is not very user-friendly and doesn't help me get started quickly.
Arucy Lionel - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 27, 2023
Milvus has higher resource consumption, which introduces complexity in implementation.
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AJ
Apr 27, 2024
I've heard that when we store too much data in Milvus, it becomes slow and does not work properly.