Vector Database

FAQ

Do I need to use a vector database?
What’s the difference between the vector databases?

1. Do I need to use a vector database?

LlamaIndex provides a in-memory vector database allowing you to run it locally, when you have a large amount of documents vector databases provides more features and better scalability and less memory constraints depending of your hardware.

2. What’s the difference between the vector databases?

To check the difference between the vector databases, you can check at Vector Store Options & Feature Support.