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Vector database free tiers and startup credits: Pinecone vs Weaviate vs Qdrant vs Zilliz vs Chroma vs Upstash Free plans, trial credits and startup programs from managed vector databases, with the storage or usage limits each vendor states. This table covers 8 offers from 6 vendors; 6 of the 8 live offers need no application.
8 offers · built only from our verified dataset · latest verification Oct 25, 2026, 6:05 AM ET . We don’t rank or score offers; the quotes speak for themselves. Published Oct 25, 2026 by Avatar 8 .
At a glance Provider Offers tracked No application Offer types Headline values (vendor wording) Pinecone 2 1 signup credit, startup program Weaviate 1 1 free tier Qdrant 2 1 free tier, startup program Zilliz Cloud 1 1 free tier Chroma 1 1 free tier Upstash 1 1 free tier
Pinecone Vendor / offer Type Credit value Application needed? Eligibility How to claim Source quote Verified Pinecone signup credit 3-week Standard trial includes $300 credit No New Standard-plan trial users Start Standard free trial “3 week trial includes $300 credit” source ↗ Oct 25, 2026, 6:05 AM ET Pinecone startup program Free Standard Tier + Pro Support, plus usage credits and discounts Yes <100 employees, Series A or earlier Join Pinecone for Startups “Pinecone for Startups gives you free access to Pinecone's Standard Tier and Pro Support” source ↗ Oct 25, 2026, 6:05 AM ET
Weaviate Vendor / offer Type Credit value Application needed? Eligibility How to claim Source quote Verified Weaviate free tier Free Forever cluster ($0/mo, 100,000 objects, 1 GB memory) No 1 cluster per user Start free on Weaviate Cloud “100,000 objects · 1 GB memory · 10 GB disk” source ↗ Oct 25, 2026, 6:05 AM ET
Qdrant Vendor / offer Type Credit value Application needed? Eligibility How to claim Source quote Verified Qdrant free tier Free forever single-node cluster (1GB RAM / 4GB disk) No Anyone Start free on Qdrant Cloud “Free Tier Free forever For testing, and prototypes” source ↗ Oct 25, 2026, 6:05 AM ET Qdrant startup program Cloud discount valid 12 months Yes Pre-seed/Seed/Series A, <5 years old, <$5M funding Apply to Qdrant for Startups “The discount is valid for 12 months from the date of acceptance” source ↗ Oct 25, 2026, 6:05 AM ET
Zilliz Cloud Vendor / offer Type Credit value Application needed? Eligibility How to claim Source quote Verified Zilliz Cloud free tier Free plan: 5 GB storage, 2.5M vCUs/month No Anyone Start for free “5 GB storage 2.5M vCUs per month included” source ↗ Oct 25, 2026, 6:05 AM ET
Chroma Vendor / offer Type Credit value Application needed? Eligibility How to claim Source quote Verified Chroma free tier Starter plan $0 + $5 in free credits No New Chroma Cloud accounts Sign up for Chroma Cloud “Starter plan per month + $5 in free credits” source ↗ Oct 25, 2026, 6:05 AM ET
Upstash Vendor / offer Type Credit value Application needed? Eligibility How to claim Source quote Verified Upstash free tier Free vector DB, 10K daily query/update limit No Anyone Create free Upstash Vector index “Daily Query/Update Limit 10K” source ↗ Oct 25, 2026, 6:05 AM ET
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