Transparency alternatives to Chroma
Other Search and vector infrastructure vendors we measure, sorted by how much we found at them and not at Chroma. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 40 that differ from Chroma on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Chroma has 4 gaps in what we could measure: Status page with history, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116). The column “Found there, not found at Chroma” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Found there, not found at Chroma | Found at Chroma, not found there | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vespavespa.aiSee also Transparency alternatives to Vespa | 35/100 | 2 Uptime SLA with a figure, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 5 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Public pricing, +2 | Compare |
| Zillizzilliz.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Zilliz | 30/100 | 2 Status page with history, Uptime SLA with a figure | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +2 | Compare |
| Coveocoveo.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Coveo | 26/100 | 2 Status page with history, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 6 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +3 | Compare |
| Pineconepinecone.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to Pinecone | 70/100 | 1 Status page with history | 1 Subprocessor list | Compare |
| Parallelparallel.aiSee also Transparency alternatives to Parallel | 61/100 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | 3 Subprocessor list, Certifications named, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Vectaravectara.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Vectara | 61/100 | 1 Status page with history | 3 Data location stated, Certifications named, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Voyage AIvoyageai.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Voyage AI | 39/100 | 1 Status page with history | 5 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Public pricing, +2 | Compare |
| Cludocludo.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Cludo | 35/100 | 1 Status page with history | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Certifications named, +2 | Compare |
| Marqomarqo.aiSee also Transparency alternatives to Marqo | 30/100 | 1 Status page with history | 6 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Public pricing, +3 | Compare |
| Nostonosto.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Nosto | 30/100 | 1 Status page with history | 6 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Public pricing, +3 | Compare |
| LanceDBlancedb.comSee also Transparency alternatives to LanceDB | 26/100 | 1 security.txt (RFC 9116) | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +2 | Compare |
| Meilisearchmeilisearch.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Meilisearch | 26/100 | 1 security.txt (RFC 9116) | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +2 | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.