Vector DB: 7 tools compared (license, min RAM GPU, offline capable)

7 of 40 rows from Local-AI Stack Directory: 40 Self-Hosted LLM & Vector-DB Tools, Verified Specs — every row carries the source it was checked against. Click a name for its notes.

tool name	license	min RAM GPU	offline capable	maturity	source URL
Chroma	Apache-2.0	2GB+ RAM, no GPU needed	yes	mature, active	source
Qdrant	Apache-2.0	2GB+ RAM, no GPU needed	yes	mature, very active	source
Weaviate	BSD-3-Clause	4GB+ RAM, no GPU needed	yes	mature, active	source
Milvus	Apache-2.0	8GB+ RAM recommended	yes	mature, very active	source
Vespa	Apache-2.0	4GB+ RAM, scalable	yes	mature, active	source
Vald	Apache-2.0	scalable, k8s-based	yes	active	source
LanceDB	Apache-2.0	2GB+ RAM, no GPU needed	yes	active	source

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