# LanceDB

LanceDB is an open-source vector database built on the Lance columnar format and released under the Apache 2.0 license. The open-source edition runs embedded in the application without a long-running database server. LanceDB Cloud offers usage-based serverless hosting, and LanceDB Enterprise adds the Multimodal Lakehouse suite for AI data curation and feature engineering.

Page: https://slateindex.ai/brand/lancedb · data of 2026-11-02

## Facts

- Founded: 2022
- Headquarters: San Francisco, California
- Employees: 11–50
- Company type: Private, venture-backed
- Latest funding: Series A
- Deployment: Open-source edition embedded in the application; LanceDB Cloud serverless; Enterprise in the customer's own cloud.
- Best for: Feature teams building production AI applications with vector search and multimodal data.
- Compliance: SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR

## Products

- LanceDB (open source): Open-source vector database built on the Lance columnar format, embedded in the application.
- LanceDB Cloud: Usage-based serverless hosted version of LanceDB, in public beta.
- LanceDB Enterprise: Multimodal Lakehouse suite for AI data curation and feature engineering.

## Rankings

| Category | Rank | Visibility | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vector Databases | 11 of 30 | 5.7 | 13 |

## By engine

| Engine | Visibility | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|
| chatgpt | 6.1 | 18.5% |
| google_ai_mode | 6.1 | 14.8% |
| perplexity | 5.0 | 14.8% |

## Definitions

- Visibility (0–100): how often and how high AI answers name the brand, weighted by position.
- Mention rate: share of collected AI answers that name the brand.
- Share of voice: the brand's mentions as a share of all brand mentions in the category.
- Citation authority: share of answers naming the brand that cite the brand's own site.

Cite as: SlateIndex, “LanceDB AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/lancedb, data of 2026-11-02. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).