Chroma

Details

Category

Vector Databases & Retrieval Infrastructure

Founded

2022

Status

Active

Open source

Yes

Pricing

Free

Funding stage

Seed

Total raised

—

Popularity

Trending

Modality

Text

GitHub stars

—

Relationships

5 of 6 confirmed by two independent sources, 1 under review · 6 backed by a published source.

References

Published sources supporting the relationships above.

• Chroma vs Vespa (2026) | Respan

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with Vespa

• Chroma vs Vespa: Which Open-Source Tool to Choose? (2026) | olud.ai

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with Vespa

• Chroma vs Vespa (2026)

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with Vespa

• Chroma vs Vespa: Vector Database Comparison | Zilliz

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with Vespa

• Chroma vs pgvector 2026: Which Vector Store Fits Your Stack?

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with pgvector

• Pinecone vs pgvector vs Chroma vs Weaviate (2026)

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with pgvector

• pgvector vs Chroma: Why PostgreSQL Wins for Production Vector Search | Markaicode

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with pgvector

• pgvector vs Chroma: which vector databases & ai search tool should you choose? — Macrostack

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with pgvector

• Vector Search Performance: Speed & Scalability Benchmarks | Newtuple | Newtuple

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with pgvector

• Pinecone vs pgvector vs Chroma vs Weaviate (2026)

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with Weaviate

• Vector Databases Compared: Pinecone vs Weaviate vs Chroma vs Qdrant in 2026 | Ryan Ordonez

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with Weaviate

• Chroma vs Weaviate: which vector databases & ai search tool should you choose? — Macrostack

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with Weaviate

• Weaviate vs Chroma 2025: Complete Vector Database Comparison | Features, Scale, Performance

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with Weaviate

• Qdrant vs Chroma 2026: Best Vector DB for RAG?

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with Qdrant

• Chroma vs Qdrant: AI Tool Comparison 2026

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with Qdrant

• Qdrant vs Chroma: Which Vector Database Is Better for Prototyping a RAG App? (2026) | Listicler

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with Qdrant

• Chroma vs Qdrant: Open Source Vector DB for RAG (2026) | scored.tools

  unknown publisher · supports Chroma competes with Qdrant

• Chroma vs LanceDB (2026) | Respan

  unknown publisher · supports LanceDB competes with Chroma

• LanceDB vs Chroma | Vector Database Comparison - Agentset

  unknown publisher · supports LanceDB competes with Chroma

• Chroma vs LanceDB: Which Open-Source Tool to Choose? (2026) | olud.ai

  unknown publisher · supports LanceDB competes with Chroma

• Chroma vs LanceDB: Which is Better in 2026? | App Stack Builder

  unknown publisher · supports LanceDB competes with Chroma

• Upstash Vector Database - Agno

  unknown publisher · supports Upstash Vector competes with Chroma

News

• Chroma Ate | Company Overview & News - Forbes
  Forbes · 6/24/2026
• Hisense Reveals Two New Giant TVs — One Debuting Tri-Chroma LED TV Technology And One Using MicroLEDs - Forbes
  Forbes · 1/6/2025
• Chroma, backed by Pinterest and Twitter co-founders, sells to AI audio company Bronze - TechCrunch
  TechCrunch · 11/19/2024
• Chroma Medicine - Forbes
  Forbes · 3/5/2024
• Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma - TechCrunch
  TechCrunch · 1/27/2023
• The Maingear R1 Razer Edition Wants To Drown Your Gaming Desktop In Chroma RGB - Forbes
  Forbes · 10/21/2021
• Razer’s Wolverine V2 Chroma is an elegant, customizable wired controller - The Verge
  The Verge · 9/14/2021
• Razer built a Thunderbolt 4 dock stuffed with ports and Chroma RGB lights - The Verge
  The Verge · 2/4/2021
• Razer’s Nommo Chroma Speakers Are Desktop Gaming Powerhouses - Forbes
  Forbes · 6/29/2020
• The Razer Core X Chroma is a colorful, capable, and expensive GPU enclosure - The Verge
  The Verge · 5/17/2019
• Razer’s new Core X Chroma graphics enclosure offers multicolor lighting and Gigabit Ethernet - The Verge
  The Verge · 4/16/2019
• New Razer Cynosa Chroma Spill-Resistant Keyboard Saves Your Wallet In More Ways Than One - Forbes
  Forbes · 10/26/2017
• Razer’s LED light strips will let you add Chroma-synced lighting to your desktop PC - The Verge
  The Verge · 8/6/2017
• Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2 Keyboard With New Yellow Switch To Be Blingiest Ever - Forbes
  Forbes · 1/24/2017

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