Who uses Vespa?
AI search platform combining vector, text and structured search with machine-learned ranking at large scale. vespa.ai
14
companies use Vespa
14 companies use Vespa. 14% are in Marketplace. Confirmed or observed customers include Spotify, Thomson Reuters, and perplexity. 12 of them are confirmed by a published case study, quote or press release.Latest check Oct 7, 2026: 14 of 14 companies checked, from 4 public sources.
- Category
- Vector Databases
- Customers by proof
- 12 confirmed, 2 observed
- Top industry
- Marketplace, 14% of customers
- Security
- SOC 2 Type IISource: trust.vespa.ai, checked Oct 7, 2026
- Most similar
- Qdrant, 1 shared customer
- Website
- vespa.ai
What Vespa does
Vespa is an open-source engine and managed cloud for building search, RAG and recommendation applications that combine vector, tensor, text and structured data. It runs machine-learned ranking and model inference inside the engine with low latency at high query volumes. Spun out of Yahoo in 2023, it names Perplexity, Spotify, Yahoo, Farfetch and Elicit among its users.
Written by usedby from vespa.ai.
Main features
Common uses
14 companies use Vespa
Every company below links to the public page that shows it uses Vespa. Open a row to see the dated capture.
Customers over time: appears once we have six months of archived captures.
| Company | Industry | Proof |
|---|---|---|
 Spotify | Streaming & Content | |
 Thomson Reuters | Legal & Compliance | |
 perplexity | Artificial Intelligence | |
 Clarm | — | |
 DeviantArt | — | |
 Elicit | — | |
 Kleinanzeigen | — | |
 Metal | — | |
 Mimeta (Civsy) | — | |
 Qwant | — |
Is Vespa right for your company?
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Of the 33 Marketplace companies on usedby, 2 are listed as Vespa customers. 2 use only another Vector Databases tool.
- Vespa only, 6%
- Vespa and another tool in Vector Databases, 0%
- Another tool in Vector Databases only, 6%
- No Vector Databases tool we can see, 88%
These are companies usedby tracks because a public page names them, often Vespa's own customer page. It is not a market share. A company counts once, whatever the number of tools it uses.
What customers report
Results as published by Vespa and its customers. Each one links to its dated source. We quote, we do not score.
Vespa has been a critical component to Yahoo's AI and machine learning capabilities across all of our properties for many yearsVespa is a battle-tested platform that allows us to integrate keyword and vector search seamlessly. It forms a key part of our AI research solution, guaranteeing both precision and rapidity in streamlining research processes. We highly recommend Vespa for its reliability and efficiency.Before you buy Vespa
What Vespa publishes on the points buyers check first, each with its source and check date.
| Security | SOC 2 Type II | trust.vespa.ai, checked Oct 7, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Data processing terms | A data processing agreement is available. | trust.vespa.ai, checked Oct 7, 2026 |
Questions to ask in your demo
- Which of your customers look like us, by industry and size?
- What does a pilot cost, and what decides the move to a full contract?
- Where is our data stored, who can access it, and is it used to train models?
- How does Vespa work with the tools we already use?
Vespa alternatives
Tools compared with Vespa most often, with the customers they share.
| Tool | Customers | Shared with Vespa | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
 Qdrant60 customers, 1 shared | 60 | 1 | Vespa vs Qdrant |
 Pinecone57 customers, 0 shared | 57 | 0 | Vespa vs Pinecone |
 Weaviate60 customers, 0 shared | 60 | 0 | Vespa vs Weaviate |
Questions about Vespa
Who uses Vespa?
14 companies use Vespa, including Spotify, Thomson Reuters, and perplexity.
Which industries use Vespa?
The industries with the most Vespa customers are Marketplace (2), Artificial Intelligence (1), and Legal & Compliance (1).
What are the alternatives to Vespa?
The tools compared with Vespa most often are Qdrant (60 customers, 1 shared), Pinecone (57 customers, 0 shared), and Weaviate (60 customers, 0 shared). See all Vespa alternatives.
How does usedby know who uses Vespa?
Each company is linked to a public page that names it: Vespa's customer page, a published case study, a press release or a job post. We save each page with a dated capture and check it again on each run. A company leaves the list only after three checks in a row that no longer find it, and at least 14 days after it was last seen. A company with a published case study or quote is never removed automatically.
What do confirmed, observed and signal mean?
Confirmed (12): a case study, a named quote or a press release. Observed (2): Vespa shows the company on its own pages, for example a logo wall. Signal (0): a job post shows the company’s employees use Vespa, the weakest proof. Every level counts as a customer, and each line shows its level.
How current is this list?
The most recent check was on October 7, 2026, and 14 of 14 companies on this list have been checked so far. A company leaves the list only after three checks in a row that no longer find it, and at least 14 days after it was last seen. A company with a published case study or quote is never removed automatically.
Changes and sources
New customers
No new customer yet. Tracking of Vespa started on October 7, 2026. New customers appear after two complete checks of its pages.