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# Weaviate

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> Weaviate is an open-source AI vector database for developers and enterprises, offering vector/hybrid search, RAG, and AI agent support.
> 
> Verdict: Rated \*\*\*\* by 0 users. Top-rated for **Overall Quality**.

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## Overview

### Key benefits of Weaviate

\* Eliminates the need for an external embedding pipeline by handling embedding generation, ranking, and auto-scaling natively within the database, reducing architectural complexity for AI application teams.
\* Supports vector search with HNSW or flat indexing and hybrid search combining vector and BM25/BlockMax WAND keyword retrieval with re-ranking, delivering millisecond-latency results at any scale.
\* Built-in Query Agent interprets natural-language input and translates it into optimized, filterable database queries, removing the need for manual query construction in AI agent and search workflows.
\* Personalization Agent dynamically re-ranks search results using user context and interaction history, supporting recommendation and personalization use cases without additional infrastructure.
\* Multi-tenancy architecture with hot, warm, and cold storage tiers scales to billions of vectors and millions of tenants while controlling infrastructure costs through tiered data placement.
\* Flexible deployment across managed cloud, self-hosted Docker/Kubernetes, and BYOC within a customer VPC on AWS or GCP allows teams to meet security, compliance, and data-residency requirements.
\* SOC 2 certification and HIPAA compliance on AWS Enterprise Cloud make the platform suitable for regulated industries including healthcare and financial services.
\* Open-source foundation with over 20 million downloads provides full codebase visibility and avoids vendor lock-in, with a pluggable architecture for connecting third-party ML models and embedding providers.
\* GraphQL, REST, and gRPC APIs combined with SDKs for Python, Go, TypeScript, and JavaScript accelerate integration into existing development workflows and toolchains.
\* Generative search and RAG support combines retrieved vector context with a connected LLM to generate accurate answers, consolidating search and generation into a single database layer.
\* Object Time-to-Live (TTL) automates data lifecycle management, reducing manual overhead for teams managing large or frequently updated datasets.
\* Pre-built agentic workflows covering synchronous, asynchronous, and multi-step data tasks allow engineering teams to deploy AI agent pipelines without building orchestration logic from scratch.

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Weaviate

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$45,00
- **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free version available)
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Netherlands

## Features

- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Data Connectors
- Data Dictionary Management
- Data Import/Export
- Data Storage Management
- Multiple Programming Languages Supported
- Real-Time Data

## Integrations (6 total)

- AWS Bedrock
- LangChain
- LlamaIndex
- OpenAI SDK
- Openai
- Python

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat

## Category

- [Database Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/459/database/software)

## Related Categories

- [Database Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/459/database/software)
- [Generative AI Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/3874/generative-ai/software)
- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/1397/artificial-intelligence/software)

## Links

- [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2104423/weaviate)

## This page is available in the following languages

| Locale | URL |
| en | <https://www.getapp.com/all-software/a/weaviate/> |
| en-AE | <https://www.getapp.ae/software/2104423/weaviate> |
| en-AU | <https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2104423/weaviate> |
| en-CA | <https://www.getapp.ca/software/2104423/weaviate> |
| en-GB | <https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/2104423/weaviate> |
| en-IE | <https://www.getapp.ie/software/2104423/weaviate> |
| en-NZ | <https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2104423/weaviate> |
| en-SG | <https://www.getapp.sg/software/2104423/weaviate> |
| en-ZA | <https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2104423/weaviate> |

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