Pinecone vs Weaviate

Table of contents

• vector database comparison: Pinecone vs Weaviate
• Deployment Options
• Scalability
• Data Management
• Security
• Vector Similarity Search
• Integration and API
• Community and Ecosystem
• Pricing

vector database comparison: Pinecone vs Weaviate

This page contains a detailed comparison of the Pinecone and Weaviate vector databases.

You can also check out my detailed breakdown of the most popular vector databases here.

Deployment Options

Feature	Pinecone	Weaviate
Local Deployment	❌	✅
Cloud Deployment	✅	✅
On - Premises Deployment	❌	✅

Scalability

Feature	Pinecone	Weaviate
Horizontal Scaling	✅	✅
Vertical Scaling	❌	✅
Distributed Architecture	✅	✅

Data Management

Feature	Pinecone	Weaviate
Data Import	✅	✅
Data Update / Deletion	✅	✅
Data Backup / Restore	❌	✅

Security

Feature	Pinecone	Weaviate
Authentication	✅	✅
Data Encryption	✅	✅
Access Control	✅	✅

Vector Similarity Search

Feature	Pinecone	Weaviate
Distance Metrics	Cosine, Euclidean	Cosine, Euclidean, Jaccard
ANN Algorithms	Custom	HNSW, Beam Search
Filtering	✅	✅
Post-Processing	❌	✅

Integration and API

Feature	Pinecone	Weaviate
Language SDKs	Python	Python, Go, JavaScript
REST API	✅	✅
GraphQL API	❌	✅
GRPC API	❌	❌

Community and Ecosystem

Feature	Pinecone	Weaviate
Open-Source	❌	✅
Community Support	✅	✅
Integration with Frameworks	✅	✅

Pricing

Feature	Pinecone	Weaviate
Free Tier	✅	❌
Pay-as-you-go	✅	❌
Enterprise Plans	✅	✅