Subtypes in Databases:vector — stores embeddings and answers similarity queries as its primary access path. We read that on 2026-08-31 from https://weaviate.io/pricing, where it says: “Compare pricing options for our different levels of vector database services and solutions.”How we use this.
Limits, pricing history, and 7 alternatives. Verified October 2026. Last updated 2026-10-03.
Weaviate's free tier offers Open-source vector database — self-hosted free… We rate it stable. The one change we have recorded did not narrow the terms. Best for databases workloads — 7 alternatives available.
The day we last read the vendor's page, and the day we last confirmed the terms we publish.
Free Tier Details
Open-source vector database — self-hosted free. Cloud: permanent free tier with 1 cluster, 100,000 objects, 1 GB memory, 10 GB disk, 1 collection, up to 3 tenants, 2,000 embedding requests/day and 1,000 Query Agent requests/month. Paid cloud from $45/mo (Flex)
We read that on 2026-10-03 from https://weaviate.io/pricing, and our check recorded: the page names Weaviate as "weaviate" and states "$45" and "$ 45" and "1,000 requests / month".
From weaviate.io/pricing, read 2026-10-03:
Database Engram ✦ Always free Free Forever $0 /mo No credit card required A fully managed AI Database to explore Weaviate features. Easiest way to get started, always free. Start free ✓ Always free — 1 cluster per user, upgrade to paid anytime. ✓ 100,000 objects · 1 GB memory · 10 GB disk. ✓ 1 collection, up to 3 tenants. ✓ Embeddings (2,000 req/day) + Query Agent (1,000 req/mo).
A free Weaviate Cloud cluster is suspended after 7 days of inactivity, with its data kept, until you reactivate it. (From docs.weaviate.io/cloud/manage-clusters/create, read 2026-10-07.)
At that point, the 7 alternatives in Databases are each listed with the free tier they offer, so you can compare what they give you against what you have outgrown.
Data correction - Weaviate Cloud's always-free cluster, which replaced a 14-day trial, arrived on 2026-06-17. Our re-read of 2026-08-28 recorded it as a restructure that limited the free tier. Source ↗
Before: Recorded 2026-08-28 as pricing_restructured, dated 2026-08-28
After: new_free_tier, dated 2026-06-17 from Weaviate's announcement
Weaviate Cloud replaced its 14-day sandbox trial with an always-free cluster (100,000 objects, 1 GB memory, 10 GB disk, 1 collection), announced on 2026-06-17: "The Weaviate Cloud managed database is now genuinely free, without a credit card or time expiration." Source ↗
Before: Cloud: "Free 14-day trial, then pay-as-you-go" on a sandbox cluster; Flex from $45/mo (pricing page, capture of 2026-05-29)
After: Always free: $0 /mo. 1 cluster per user, upgrade to paid anytime. 100,000 objects, 1 GB memory, 10 GB disk, 1 collection, up to 3 tenants, 2,000 req/day Embeddings + Query Agent (1,000 req/mo).
How Weaviate compares against every one of the 7 we list, not against a selection of them. A surface with room for every member of a tied set may rotate their order. A surface with room for only some of them names none of them, because which ones it named would be the claim, and a claim seeded on the date is not the one we serve tomorrow. How we decide this.
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Recompute today's order yourself. The order above is a permutation seeded only on the UTC date and the query key — no vendor name, slug, id or offer field is an input. The list above is every one of the 7 entries in that order, not a prefix of it. The algorithm is published, so anyone can reproduce this page's order without asking us.
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Yes, Weaviate offers a free tier: Open Source. Open-source vector database — self-hosted free. Cloud: permanent free tier with 1 cluster, 100,000 objects, 1 GB memory, 10 GB disk, 1 collection, up to 3 tenants, 2,000 embedding requests/day and 1,0...
What is Weaviate's free tier?
Weaviate's free tier is called "Open Source". Open-source vector database — self-hosted free. Cloud: permanent free tier with 1 cluster, 100,000 objects, 1 GB memory, 10 GB disk, 1 collection, up to 3 tenants, 2,000 embedding requests/day and 1,000 Query Agent requests/month. Paid cloud from $45/mo (Flex). A free Weaviate Cloud cluster is suspended after 7 days of inactivity, with its data kept, until you reactivate it. (From https://docs.weaviate.io/cloud/manage-clusters/create, read 2026-10-07.) A free cluster that stays inactive is permanently deleted after 30 days of total inactivity. (From https://docs.weaviate.io/cloud/manage-clusters/create, read 2026-10-07.)
Is Weaviate's free tier reliable?
Weaviate's free tier is considered stable. The one change we have recorded did not narrow the terms. See the pricing history below.
Is Weaviate's free tier good for production?
Weaviate's free tier can be suitable for small production workloads and side projects. We rate it stable and it offers Open-source vector database — self-hosted free…, so it's a reasonable starting point. The one change we have recorded did not narrow the terms. Monitor your usage against the limits and have an upgrade plan ready.
What changed in Weaviate's pricing?
Weaviate has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: Weaviate Cloud replaced its 14-day sandbox trial with an always-free cluster (100,000 objects, 1 GB memory, 10 GB disk, 1 collection), announced on 2026-06-17: "The Weaviate Cloud managed database is now genuinely free, without a credit card or time expiration." Source: https://weaviate.io/blog/weaviate-free-tier (2026-06-17).
What are the best free alternatives to Weaviate?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 7 free alternatives to Weaviate in Databases, each listed above with its tier. Of those, 6 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily, 1 is listed last behind a stated gate. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
When will I outgrow Weaviate's free tier?
At 10 GB storage, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Weaviate in?
Weaviate is categorized under Databases on AgentDeals. We list 7 other Databases services alongside it, every one of them on this page with its free tier and the stability we publish for it.