Zilliz Cloud

7.6easy start · #6 of 29
in Search Databases

Free to practise onyes
Free trialyes
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on api, Web.

Zilliz Cloud is ranked #6 of 29 in search databases on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.

Zilliz Cloud plans and pricing

All plans

Free cluster Free 5 GB storage · 2.5M vCUs/month · Up to 5 collections docs.zilliz.com · 2 Oct 2026

Dedicated Not published Pay as you go; compute and storage charges Rates vary by cloud region, cluster type, and project plan docs.zilliz.com · 2 Oct 2026

Serverless Not published Pay as you go; usage-based Charges are based mainly on read and write operations measured through vCU usage docs.zilliz.com · 2 Oct 2026

Business Critical Not published Contact sales SaaS plan; 99.99% uptime SLA when multi-replica is enabled docs.zilliz.com · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on search databases

Free plan: Yes
Deployment: cloud

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The record

Product: Zilliz Cloud is a fully managed Milvus service for deploying and scaling vector search applications.
Search: The service supports approximate nearest neighbor vector search, filtered search, hybrid search, and full-text search.
Deployment options: The service offers Free, Serverless, and Dedicated cluster deployment options.
Scaling: Serverless clusters scale automatically to zero.
Embeddings: Zilliz Cloud can generate vector embeddings during ingestion from raw text using a configured embedding function.
Integrations: Documented integrations include Prometheus, Datadog, AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, and external model providers.
Migration: Documented migration sources include Pinecone, Qdrant, Elasticsearch, and PostgreSQL.
Security: Zilliz Cloud documents TLS 1.2 or higher in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest.
Access control: The service uses role-based access control at organization, project, and cluster levels.
Security limit: Mutual TLS (mTLS) is currently unavailable.
CMEK availability: Customer-managed encryption keys are available only on Business Critical SaaS and BYOC deployments, and only in AWS regions.
Storage charges: Storage charges apply to stored data and backup files even when a cluster is not running.
Who it is for: The Standard plan is described as suited to prototypes and testing, while Enterprise is suited to production applications and Business Critical to healthcare, finance, and mission-critical systems.
Support: Users can contact Zilliz Support to request access to features in private preview.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Search Databases in 2026#6 of 29
Best Vector Databases in 2026#5 of 27

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Sources

docs.zilliz.com/docs/home· checked 2 Oct 2026
docs.zilliz.com/docs/integrate-with-third-parties· checked 2 Oct 2026
docs.zilliz.com/docs/external-migration-basics· checked 2 Oct 2026
docs.zilliz.com/docs/data-security· checked 2 Oct 2026
docs.zilliz.com/docs/access-control-overview· checked 2 Oct 2026
docs.zilliz.com/docs/cmek· checked 2 Oct 2026
docs.zilliz.com/docs/storage-cost· checked 2 Oct 2026
docs.zilliz.com/docs/select-zilliz-cloud-service-plans· checked 2 Oct 2026
docs.zilliz.com/docs/feature-availability· checked 2 Oct 2026
zilliz.com/cloud· checked 28 Sept 2026
docs.zilliz.com/docs/free-trials· checked 2 Oct 2026
docs.zilliz.com/docs/dedicated-cluster-cost· checked 2 Oct 2026