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Redis vs Milvus

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Vector Databases · verified 13 Aug 2026

RedisRediscurrent
MilvusZillizcurrent
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SpecificationRedisMilvus
SummaryIn-memory, so very fast and RAM-bound.Built for billions of vectors.
IndexHNSW, FLATHNSW, IVF, DiskANN, GPU
Hybrid searchYesYes
HostingSelf-host and managedSelf-host and managed
LicenceRSALv2 / SSPLApache 2.0
p50 latency5ms~10ms
CategoryVector DatabasesVector Databases
OfficialRedis ↗Zilliz ↗

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Redis

  • Practical to roughly 10 to 100 million vectors
  • You are paying for RAM, which sets the ceiling

Best for caches and hot vector sets.

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Milvus

  • Distributed architecture with GPU index support
  • Heavier to operate than the alternatives

Best for very large corpora.

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