# Pinecone alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 114 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Pinecone holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/pinecone/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- pgvector: 44
- Qdrant: 24
- Chroma: 10
- Milvus: 5
- Weaviate: 4
- Actian VectorAI DB: 1

## Vector databases

**Small business**: 41 of 84 answers did not name Pinecone (Pinecone is #2 of 7 at 24%).

- pgvector: first choice in 24 of those 41
- Qdrant: first choice in 11 of those 41
- Chroma: first choice in 6 of those 41
- Weaviate: first choice in 1 of those 41

**Mid-market**: 39 of 84 answers did not name Pinecone (Pinecone is #2 of 10 at 25%).

- pgvector: first choice in 15 of those 39
- Qdrant: first choice in 8 of those 39
- Chroma: first choice in 4 of those 39
- Milvus: first choice in 2 of those 39
- Actian VectorAI DB: first choice in 1 of those 39
- PostgreSQL with vector support: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Qdrant Managed Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Supabase: first choice in 1 of those 39

**Enterprise**: 34 of 84 answers did not name Pinecone (Pinecone is #1 of 10 at 59%).

- Qdrant: first choice in 5 of those 34
- pgvector: first choice in 5 of those 34
- Milvus: first choice in 3 of those 34
- Weaviate: first choice in 3 of those 34
- Self-Hosted Qdrant: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Zilliz Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 34

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