Zilliz Cloud

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The Vector Lakebase for AI

Vector DatabasesRedwood City, California51–200 employeesFounded 2017

#5 of 30 in Vector Databases10,000 customers (per zilliz.com)32% positive in AI answers

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Visibility score

23%

New vs last week

Weekly run · Nov 2

Data collected Nov 2, 2026·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run Nov 9, 2026

Zilliz Cloud ranks #5 of 30 in Vector Databases with an AI visibility score of 23 (SlateIndex, Nov 2, 2026).
Zilliz Cloud is most visible on ChatGPT (28.7) and least on Perplexity (18.3).
AI engines name Zilliz Cloud in 17 of the 30 Vector Databases buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
zilliz.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about Zilliz Cloud, with 20 citations.

About

Company details for Zilliz Cloud

Zilliz Cloud is a fully managed Vector Lakebase powered by Milvus, combining real-time vector search, lake-scale discovery and AI data operations. It runs on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure and is also offered as a bring-your-own-cloud deployment. Zilliz maintains the open-source Milvus vector database that the service is built on. It ranks #5 of 30 in Vector Databases on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 23 in the latest weekly run.

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company employs 51–200 people. It has raised about $113M. Its differentiator: a single data copy on S3 serves real-time search, iterative discovery and batch analytics, with hot cache and on-demand compute to cut cost.

Website: zilliz.com
Categories: Vector Databases
Company size: 51–200 employees
Headquarters: Redwood City, California
Founded: 2017
Company type: Private, venture-backed
Funding: Series B extension · $113M raised
Customers: 10,000 · per zilliz.com
Pricing: Free; paid from $197 / mo · usage-based
Free trial: Free plan available
Deployment: Fully managed SaaS, bring-your-own-cloud (BYOC) with data in the customer's VPC, and self-run open-source Milvus
Platforms: AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
Compliance: SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001, GDPR ready, HIPAA ready
Support: Community support bot, Email/ticket portal, Slack private channel, Zoom, Google Meet or Teams calls, Assigned support engineers

LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/zilliz/X · x.com/zilliz_universe GitHub · github.com/zilliztech GitHub (Milvus) · github.com/milvus-io/milvus

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AI visibility

Latest weekly run · Nov 2 · next run Nov 9

Visibility score

23%

across Vector Databases answers, weighted by position

ChatGPT28.7%

AI Mode22%

Perplexity18.3%

Change

New

vs last week’s run

Category rank

#5 of 30

in Vector Databases

Mentions

in this week’s run

Share of voice

6.3%

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.

Now23%

30-day change—

High · low23% · 23%

Rank#5

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

Media

Website and product screenshots for Zilliz Cloud

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Home page

Pricing page

AI mentions & citations

Recent answers that name Zilliz Cloud

All prompts

Which vector database has the best reviews?

Zilliz Cloud / Milvus

ChatGPT · run of Nov 2

Where can I sign up for a vector database?

Zilliz Cloud — Managed Milvus with a free cluster, no payment information required.

Perplexity · run of Nov 2

Which vector database offers a free trial?

For trying Milvus with cloud infrastructure: Zilliz Cloud.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 2

Which Vector Databases tools offer annual discounts?

Zilliz Cloud – explicit annual enterprise subscription discounts.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 2

What are the best Vector Databases tools in 2026?

Managed commercially via Zilliz Cloud.[](https://pecollective.com/tools/best-vector-databases/)[](https://www.firecrawl.dev/blog/best-vector-databases)

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 2

Best vector database for enterprise

Best for Massive Scale & Cost Efficiency: Milvus / Zilliz Cloud

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 2

Compare the leading Vector Databases platforms

Milvus / Zilliz Cloud

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 2

Most affordable vector database that is still reliable

Zilliz Cloud — Best free managed option

ChatGPT · run of Nov 2

Products & features

What Zilliz Cloud sells

Zilliz Cloud

Fully managed Vector Lakebase service for real-time vector search, lake-scale discovery and batch analytics.

Milvus

Open-source vector database built for billion-scale vector similarity search.

Strengths engines cite

built for billion-scale vector workloads
free tier with 5 GB storage
managed Milvus cloud option
transparent pricing with pay-as-you-go options
free trial with $100 in credits

Target market & buyers

Enterprises and developers building enterprise AI applications

Notable customers include OpenEvidence, Exa, Filevine.

Industry	Primary use case
Healthcare	Low-latency evidence retrieval for a clinical AI decision tool used by physicians (OpenEvidence)
AI search	Entity search and retrieval for AI applications (Exa)

Funding & recent developments

Funding

Round	Year	Amount
Series A	2018	$10M
Series B	2020	$43M
Series B extension	2022	$60M

Latest known round	Total raised
Series B extension	$113M

Recent developments

Aug 2026ProductMilvus 3.0 announced
Milvus 3.0, the next version of the open-source vector database, was announced.
Jun 2026ProductLoon storage engine launched
Loon, a lake-native storage engine, launched.
Jun 2026ProductVector Lakebase launched
Zilliz Vector Lakebase launched.
Mar 2026ProductCross-region disaster recovery launched
Cross-region disaster recovery became available in Zilliz Cloud.
Mar 2026SecurityCustomer-managed encryption keys launched
Customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) became available.

Competitive landscape

How Zilliz Cloud compares with its top three alternatives

All alternatives

Zilliz Cloud most often appears alongside Pinecone, Qdrant, Weaviate in AI answers.

vsZilliz Cloud vs Pinecone23% vs 71.8% visibility · Pinecone leadsFull comparison vsZilliz Cloud vs Qdrant23% vs 60.5% visibility · Qdrant leadsFull comparison vsZilliz Cloud vs Weaviate23% vs 45.2% visibility · Weaviate leadsFull comparison

Brand	Visibility	Share of voice	vs last week	Starting price
Zilliz Cloud	23%	6.3%	New	Free plan
Pinecone	71.8%	14%	New	Free plan
Qdrant	60.5%	13.4%	New	Free plan
Weaviate	45.2%	11.7%	New	Free plan
PostgreSQL	49%	12.6%	New	Pricing not available