Milvus vs Turbopuffer
Vector Databases pricing comparison · 2026
Milvus pricing ranges from $0–$197/month, while Turbopuffer ranges from $64–$4096/month. Milvus is typically 62% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.
Milvus
Milvus is an open-source, cloud-native vector database built for scalable AI applications,
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Turbopuffer
Turbopuffer pricing starts at $64/month for the Launch plan, $256/month for the Scale plan
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Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Zilliz Cloud Enterprise
$59K/yr
year 1 license · $197/seat
Usage-based
$1 per PB queried
see vendor pricing for volume tiers
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
Median annual
$1.8K/yr
Vendr · n=3 · limited data
No Vendr data
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Not in Vendr's deal flow
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Sources & confidence
Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.
Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources
11 sourced facts
10 hidden-cost · Vendr median
Last verified
1mo ago
Confidence
Medium confidence
Sources
1 sourced fact
1 hidden-cost
Last verified
2mo ago
Confidence
Limited confidence
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Plans at a glance
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Tier ladder
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What users say
Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.
User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats).
Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges.
Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
VS
Milvus and Turbopuffer both operate in the vector databases category. This page compares their list pricing.
Plan-by-Plan Pricing
| Plan | Milvus | Turbopuffer |
|---|---|---|
| Open Source (Self-Hosted) | Free /month | $64 /month |
| Zilliz Cloud Free | Free /month | $256 /month |
| Zilliz Cloud Standard | $126 /month | $4.1K /month |
| Zilliz Cloud Enterprise | $197 /month | — |
| Zilliz Cloud Business Critical | Custom | — |
Cost at Scale
Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.
Milvus
7 scenarios~$50/month (VPS only)
Developer / Prototype (Self-Hosted on VPS)
$0
Small Production (Zilliz Cloud Free + Standard)
free → $99/month on Zilliz Cloud Standard
~$400/month (infrastructure only)
Mid-Scale Production (Self-Hosted Milvus)
Turbopuffer
3 scenarios$64/month
Early-Stage Startup (Launch Plan)
base + cloud infrastructure costs
$256/month
Growing Product (Scale Plan)
base + cloud infrastructure costs
$4,096/month
Enterprise Deployment
base + cloud infrastructure costs