Best Self-hosted Vector Databases & Embeddings tools in 2026
3 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category
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AI Interfaces (Chatbots, Agents, RAG Apps)AI Security, Safety & GovernanceData Labeling & AnnotationGenAI & LLM PlatformsMLOps & Experiment TrackingModel Serving & InferenceTraining & Fine-tuning Tooling3 services found
Meilisearch
Fast search engine API with full-text, vector, and hybrid search
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Last commit: 13h ago
Meilisearch is a lightning-fast search engine API for apps and websites, offering typo-tolerant full-text search plus vector and AI-ready hybrid retrieval.
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Algolia+16
Khoj
Open-source personal AI for chat, semantic search and agents
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Last commit: 1d ago
Self-hostable personal AI 'second brain' for chat, semantic search, custom agents, automations and integration with local or cloud LLMs.
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Google NotebookLM+16
Omoide
Offline-first photo and video library with local AI search
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Last commit: 2d ago
Self-hosted photo & video manager that uses local AI (face recognition, OpenCLIP semantic search, duplicate detection) to organize and explore media.
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Google Photos+14