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Azure AI Search

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Cloud search and vector retrieval service on Microsoft Azure

Vector Databases

#23 of 30 in Vector Databases67% positive in AI answers

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Visibility score
1.2%
New vs last week
Weekly run · Nov 2

Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run

  • Azure AI Search ranks #23 of 30 in Vector Databases with an AI visibility score of 1.2 (SlateIndex, Nov 2, 2026).
  • Azure AI Search is most visible on ChatGPT (2.6) and least on Google AI Mode (0).
  • AI engines name Azure AI Search in 2 of the 30 Vector Databases buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
  • forrester.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about Azure AI Search, with 2 citations.

About

Company details for Azure AI Search

Azure AI Search is a cloud search service from Microsoft that provides full-text, vector, and hybrid search over indexed content. It can generate embeddings during indexing or at query time through its indexer pipeline, and it can merge hybrid results with Reciprocal Rank Fusion. It was renamed from Azure Cognitive Search in November 2023 and runs as a dedicated search engine with persistent storage of searchable content. It ranks #23 of 30 in Vector Databases on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 1.2 in the latest weekly run.

Company type
Division of Microsoft
Deployment
Cloud service on Microsoft Azure with Dedicated tiers and a Serverless consumption-based pricing model in preview
Platforms
Azure portal, REST APIs, Azure SDKs
Compliance
ISO 27001, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, SOC 2, FedRAMP, HIPAA, GDPR

Read from gartner.com, azure.microsoft.com, learn.microsoft.com, github.com · refreshed Nov 2, 2026.

AI visibility

Latest weekly run · Nov 2 · next run Nov 9

Visibility score
1.2%
across Vector Databases answers, weighted by position
ChatGPT2.6%
AI Mode0%
Perplexity0.9%
Change
New
vs last week’s run
Category rank
#23 of 30
in Vector Databases
Mentions
3
in this week’s run
Share of voice
0.6%
of AI mentions in Vector Databases

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days, with up to 7 competitors. Click a name to hide or show its line.

Now1.2%
30-day change—
High · low1.2% · 1.2%
Rank#23
0%25%50%75%100%Nov 2Azure AI Search 1%

Changes appear after the second weekly run in Vector Databases. Pinecone leads the category at 71.8%.

AI mentions & citations

Recent answers that name Azure AI Search

All prompts

Best vector database for enterprise

Website: Azure AI Search

ChatGPT · run of Nov 2

Which Vector Databases vendors do analysts recommend?

As of November 2026, the strongest analyst-recognized vector database vendors include Pinecone, Qdrant, Zilliz (Milvus), Weaviate, Vespa.ai, Elastic, MongoDB, and Microsoft Azure AI Search.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 2

Which Vector Databases vendors do analysts recommend?

Microsoft ecosystem: Azure AI Search

Perplexity · run of Nov 2

Products & features

What Azure AI Search sells

Full-text search

Keyword search over indexed content.

Vector search

Similarity search over vector fields in a standard search index, using exhaustive k-nearest neighbors and HNSW approximate nearest neighbor search.

Hybrid search

Combines vector and text search, with optional semantic ranking and relevance tuning.

Integrated vectorization

Generates embeddings during indexing or at query time through the indexer pipeline.

Semantic ranking

Optional re-ranking of hybrid search results to improve relevance.

AI enrichment

Extracts and enriches content during indexing.

Strengths engines cite

  • Strong analyst recognition as a vector database vendor

Target market & buyers

Notable customers include OpenAI, Otto Group, KPMG, PETRONAS.

Funding & recent developments

Funding

Latest known roundTotal raised
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Recent developments

  1. Jun 2026ProductServerless pricing model added in preview

    A consumption-based Serverless pricing model was added alongside the existing Dedicated tiers.

  2. Jun 2026ProductAzure SQL knowledge source and network security perimeter support

    An Azure SQL knowledge source entered preview, and network security perimeter support was added for Microsoft Foundry connections.

  3. May 2026ProductAzure SDK adds knowledge bases and agentic retrieval

    The Azure SDK release added knowledge bases and agentic retrieval.

  4. Apr 2026ProductIndex knowledge sources, blob knowledge sources and index aliases generally available

    Index knowledge sources, blob knowledge sources, and index aliases became generally available.

  5. Feb 2026ProductMore agentic retrieval knowledge sources in Azure portal

    The Azure portal added support for more agentic retrieval knowledge sources.

Competitive landscape

How Azure AI Search compares with its top three alternatives

All alternatives

Azure AI Search most often appears alongside Pinecone, Qdrant, Weaviate in AI answers.

vsAzure AI Search vs Pinecone1.2% vs 71.8% visibility · Pinecone leadsFull comparison vsAzure AI Search vs Qdrant1.2% vs 60.5% visibility · Qdrant leadsFull comparison vsAzure AI Search vs Weaviate1.2% vs 45.2% visibility · Weaviate leadsFull comparison
BrandVisibilityShare of voicevs last weekStarting price
Azure AI Search1.2%0.6%NewPricing not available
Pinecone71.8%14%NewFree plan
Qdrant60.5%13.4%NewFree plan
Weaviate45.2%11.7%NewFree plan
PostgreSQL49%12.6%NewPricing not available

What AI answers say

Sentiment and themes from the answers that mention this brand

Reviews

Positive 67% · Neutral 33% · Mixed 0% of 3 engine answers that mention Azure AI Search

Praised for

  • Strong analyst recognition as a vector database vendor

Criticised for

    Cite as: SlateIndex, “Azure AI Search AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/azure-ai-search, data of Nov 2, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.