How do Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) and Weaviate Cloud prices compare?

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): custom or unlisted usage pricing at 10 million vectors. Weaviate Cloud: custom or unlisted usage pricing at 20 GB storage. Different billing units are not an equal-workload comparison. Estimates exclude unlisted add-ons and taxes.

Does storage alone determine the database bill?

No. Compute, reads and writes, replicas, backups and egress may be billed separately. The estimate covers only the tracked plan and billing unit.

How should I compare vector and relational databases?

Compare engine and query requirements first, then vector capacity, indexing, filtering, backups and regions from the published plans.

What features and free access does Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) list?

Open-source Milvus, Billion-scale vectors, GPU index. Free access: Free cluster. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

What features and free access does Weaviate Cloud list?

Built-in vectorizers, GraphQL. Free access: 14-day sandbox. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

Databases & Vector · side by side

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) vs Weaviate Cloud

Compare Zilliz Cloud (Milvus), Weaviate Cloud by database engines, storage, compute, backups, branching and vector-search features.

Databases & Vector pricing calculator

These providers bill in different units. Each estimate uses its own workload; there is no same-volume price winner.

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)

Monthly million vectors

Weaviate Cloud

Storage

20 GB

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)

Custom / not listed

Custom / unlisted usage pricing · 10 million vectors

Weaviate Cloud

Custom / not listed

Custom / unlisted usage pricing · 20 GB storage

Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.

Databases & Vector overview & pricing

Databases & Vector	Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)	Weaviate Cloud
Provider	Zilliz	Weaviate
Billing unit	million vectors	GB storage
Plan at selected usage	Custom / unlisted usage pricing	Custom / unlisted usage pricing
Monthly estimate	Custom / not listed	Custom / not listed
Workload	10 million vectors	20 GB storage
Free access	Free cluster	14-day sandbox
Published plans	Free, Standard, Enterprise, Business Critical, On-demand Compute, BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud)	Free, Flex, Premium
Prices checked	2026-10-08	2026-10-08

Provider

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Zilliz
Weaviate Cloud: Weaviate

Billing unit

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): million vectors
Weaviate Cloud: GB storage

Plan at selected usage

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Custom / unlisted usage pricing
Weaviate Cloud: Custom / unlisted usage pricing

Monthly estimate

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Custom / not listed
Weaviate Cloud: Custom / not listed

Workload

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): 10 million vectors
Weaviate Cloud: 20 GB storage

Free access

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Free cluster
Weaviate Cloud: 14-day sandbox

Published plans

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Free, Standard, Enterprise, Business Critical, On-demand Compute, BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud)
Weaviate Cloud: Free, Flex, Premium

Prices checked

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): 2026-10-08
Weaviate Cloud: 2026-10-08

Databases & Vector monthly cost

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Not pricedWeaviate Cloud: Not priced

Different workloads, separate estimates

Start with the engine and workload: relational databases, vector indexes and Redis services are not interchangeable. Storage estimates do not include unlisted compute, query, replication or network charges. Check backup retention, regions and scaling behavior.

Which database providers fit your needs?

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) features & plan notes

Open-source Milvus
Billion-scale vectors
GPU index

Full pricing Official Pricing

Weaviate Cloud features & plan notes

Built-in vectorizers
GraphQL

Full pricing Official Pricing

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