Framework
Chroma
Chroma is an open-source AI framework from Chroma, launched in 2022, made for developers and businesses.
A database for storing and searching embeddings, with vector and full-text search.
Main jobs: Vector search. It is open source and free to use. You can use it on your own server, through an API and offline on your own machine.
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At a glance
- Type
- Framework
- Made by
- Chroma
- Launched
- 2022
- Galaxy
- Models & APIs
- Open source
- Yes · Apache-2.0
- Source code
- github.com/chroma-core/chroma
- GitHub stars
- 29,365
- How you run it
- Self-host · API · Runs offline
- Made for
- Developers · Businesses
- Website
- trychroma.com
- Also known as
- ChromaDB
What it can do
Vector searchmain jobunconfirmed
“Vector search Semantic similarity search”— trychroma.com, 2026-09-24
unconfirmedproposed by a machine, awaiting calibration
Alternatives
- LanceDBOpen source, freeAlso does: Vector search
- QdrantOpen source, freeAlso does: Vector search
- FaissOpen source, freeAlso does: Vector search
- MilvusOpen source, freeAlso does: Vector search
- pgvectorOpen source, freeAlso does: Vector search
- WeaviateOpen source, freeAlso does: Vector search
- Chroma MCP ServerOpen source, freeAlso does: Vector search
- Qdrant MCP ServerOpen source, freeAlso does: Vector search
- LlamaIndexOpen source, freeAlso does: Vector search
- RAGFlowOpen source, freeAlso does: Vector search
- BGEOpen source, freeAlso does: Vector search
- GraphitiOpen source, freeAlso does: Vector search
Connections
- Applies
- Vector Database
Questions
What is Chroma?
Chroma is an open-source AI framework from Chroma, launched in 2022, made for developers and businesses. A database for storing and searching embeddings, with vector and full-text search.
Is Chroma free?
Yes. Chroma is open source (Apache-2.0) and free to use.
Is Chroma open source?
Yes, under the Apache-2.0 license. The source code is at https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma.
Can Chroma run locally?
Yes. Chroma can run offline on your own machine. It can also be self-hosted on your own server.
What can Chroma do?
Main jobs: Vector search.
Who makes Chroma?
Chroma is made by Chroma.
What are open-source alternatives to Chroma?
Open-source ones: LanceDB, Qdrant, Faiss, Milvus, pgvector, Weaviate, Chroma MCP Server and Qdrant MCP Server.
Sources
- www.trychroma.com/checked 2026-09-24
- github.com/chroma-core/chroma