Weaviate vs Zilliz Cloud

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Weaviate is the stronger AI pick in Vector Databases: it has a visibility score of 45.2 versus 23 for Zilliz Cloud, and ranks ahead in 65% of the answers that name both.

Choose Weaviate if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (45.2 vs 23)
You want a lower entry price ($45 vs $197)
AI answers describe it more positively (59% vs 32% positive)
You need HIPAA (Enterprise Cloud on AWS) coverage

Choose Zilliz Cloud if…

You need ISO/IEC 27001 or GDPR ready or HIPAA ready coverage
built for billion-scale vector workloads
free tier with 5 GB storage
managed Milvus cloud option

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Weaviate	Zilliz Cloud
Visibility score	45.2%	23%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Vector Databases	#4	#5
Share of voice	11.7%	6.3%
Mentions this run	56	30
Positive in AI answers	59%	32%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Weaviate 0pp · Zilliz Cloud 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Weaviate leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

57.8%

28.7%

AI Mode

40%

22%

Perplexity

37.8%

18.3%

WeaviateZilliz Cloud

Head to head in AI answers

26 engine answers name both brands

17Weaviate ranked higher

9Zilliz Cloud ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Weaviate	Zilliz Cloud
How do I choose a vector database for a mid-market team?	ChatGPT	#4	#5
What features matter most in a vector database?	ChatGPT	#3	#5
What are the best Vector Databases tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#4	#2
Top vector database options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#3	#5
Top vector database options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#4	#5
Best vector database for enterprise	ChatGPT	#3	#4
Best vector database for enterprise	AI Mode	#4	#2
Best vector database for enterprise	Perplexity	#6	#3
Compare the leading Vector Databases platforms	ChatGPT	#3	#4
Compare the leading Vector Databases platforms	AI Mode	#3	#2
Compare the leading Vector Databases platforms	Perplexity	#2	#4
Which vector database has the best reviews?	ChatGPT	#5	#1

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Weaviate	Zilliz Cloud
Pricing model	Usage-based	Usage-based
Entry price	Free; paid from $45 / mo	Free; paid from $197 / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Serverless, Enterprise Cloud, or Bring Your Own Cloud	Fully managed SaaS, bring-your-own-cloud (BYOC) with data in the customer's VPC, and self-run open-source Milvus
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA (Enterprise Cloud on AWS)	SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001, GDPR ready, HIPAA ready
Support	Email support on all plans, Phone and Slack support on Premium and Dedicated plans, Technical Account Team add-on on Premium and Dedicated plans	Community support bot, Email/ticket portal, Slack private channel, Zoom, Google Meet or Teams calls
Founded	2019	2017
Headquarters	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Redwood City, California
Employees	51–200	51–200
Funding	Strategic investment (Ricoh corporate venture fund)	Series B extension · $113M raised
Best for	Development teams and enterprises building search, RAG and agent applications who want an open-source, production-ready vector database.	Teams running production AI applications that need low-latency vector search at scale, and regulated sectors such as healthcare and finance