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Pinecone

Managed vector database for semantic search at scale

RANKED #1 · RAG PLATFORMS WITH A FREE PLANLISTERSCORE 94.0

Pinecone is a fully managed vector database purpose-built for searching high-dimensional embeddings. It handles indexing, scaling, and retrieval automatically, allowing developers to focus on building semantic search applications without managing infrastructure.

Pricing from	$0 (free tier), Starter $25/month
Best for	Teams building RAG applications and semantic search features quickly
Website	www.pinecone.io

Company facts

Founded	2019
Headquarters	New York, US
Industry	Software development
Social profiles	LinkedIn, X, YouTube, GitHub, Crunchbase

Facilities and features

Published pricing
API
Integrations
SOC 2
GDPR

What stands out

Pinecone acknowledges writes in under 100ms and makes data searchable within seconds.

“Acknowledged in under 100ms, searchable within seconds.”Pinecone, own website

Pinecone offers governed access with encryption at rest and in transit.

“Encryption at rest and in transit, SSO, RBAC, CMEK, private networking.”Pinecone, own website

Strengths and trade-offs

Exceptional ease of use with minimal DevOps required
Built-in metadata filtering and hybrid search capabilities

Pricing increases significantly at production scale
Vendor lock-in as a proprietary cloud service

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How Pinecone ranks

#1 in Best RAG platforms

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 16.

“See full pricing I m building a RAG pipeline for a production app Get an estimate Pinecone Nexus The knowledge engine for agents”Pinecone, own website

#1 in RAG platforms with a free plan

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 16.

“See full pricing I m building a RAG pipeline for a production app Get an estimate Pinecone Nexus The knowledge engine for agents”Pinecone, own website

“Start for free Pricing Start free, scale effortlessly Pinecone runs on fully managed infrastructure that scales with you.”Pinecone, own website

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Questions about Pinecone

How much does Pinecone cost?

Lister lists Pinecone's pricing as: $0 (free tier), Starter $25/month.

Is Pinecone free?

Yes. Its pricing reads: $0 (free tier), Starter $25/month.

Who is Pinecone best for?

Pinecone is best for teams building RAG applications and semantic search features quickly.

Where does Pinecone rank?

Pinecone is ranked #1 in RAG platforms with a free plan (Lister Score 94.0), #1 in Best RAG platforms (Lister Score 94.0) and #1 in Top 10 AI Search & Retrieval Engines (Lister Score 95.0).

What are the best alternatives to Pinecone?

The closest alternatives on Lister are SiliconFlow (#2 in RAG platforms with a free plan), Weaviate (#3 in RAG platforms with a free plan) and Memori (#4 in RAG platforms with a free plan).

Where is Pinecone based?

Pinecone is headquartered in New York, US, and was founded in 2019.

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