LanceDB vs Zilliz: who uses which
Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.
On usedby, 16 companies use LanceDB and 19 use Zilliz. 2 companies use both, including Nvidia and Exa.Latest check Oct 6, 2026: 35 of 35 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. Companies named on both have a confirmed or observed line on each side.
Who uses LanceDB, Zilliz, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
14
use only LanceDB
2
companies use both
17
use only Zilliz
14 companies use only LanceDB, 17 use only Zilliz and 2 use both, out of the 33 companies on usedby that use at least one of them.
Who uses both
Companies with a confirmed or observed line on both tools.
| Company |
|---|
 Nvidia |
 Exa |
Side by side
Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.
LanceDB
ZillizWhat customers report
Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.
LanceDB
No reviewed story for LanceDB yet.
Zilliz
Recall returns in under 200ms on average and under 800ms at P99
Plaud
Vendor case study, zilliz.com, captured Oct 6, 2026
Read AI has achieved a 5× speedup in agentic search across diverse data sources
Read AI
Vendor case study, zilliz.com, captured Oct 6, 2026
Questions about LanceDB and Zilliz
Which is used more, LanceDB or Zilliz?
Zilliz has more customers on usedby: 19 against 16 for LanceDB.
Do companies use both LanceDB and Zilliz?
Yes. 2 companies use both on usedby, including Nvidia and Exa.
Who uses LanceDB?
16 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses LanceDB.
Who uses Zilliz?
19 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Zilliz.
How does usedby count customers?
A company counts when a public page shows it: a vendor's customer page, a case study, a press release or a job post, most saved with a dated capture. Every line is a customer, at one of three proof levels: confirmed, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company is named as using both tools when its lines on both are confirmed or observed.