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zvec

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What it does

An editorial selection.

In-process vector database from Alibaba. Embeds directly in apps, with DiskANN and RaBitQ indexes.

Why it is listed

SQLite-style simplicity for vector search, now on Windows, Android and iOS too.

GitHub describes it as: A lightweight, lightning-fast, in-process vector database

Counts were observed on 27/10/2026, 23:15:40 UTC. Observations older than 36 hours are excluded from current movement rankings.

Repository at a glance

Stars
16,156
Forks
1,012
Open issues
45
Merged PRs
464
Commits, last 30 days
24
Stars, 7 days
unavailable
Stars, 30 days
unavailable

Counts observed on 27/10/2026, 23:15:40 UTC. Growth uses complete dated windows; see Methodology.

History

History: 2 observations, 2026-10-27 to 2026-10-28. Dots are observations; lines connect consecutive daily observations only.

Project details

Language
C++
Licence
Apache-2.0
Created
Last push
Latest release
v0.8.0 · 21 Oct 2026
Observed

Explore and get started

Use the project's own documentation for supported platforms, dependencies and installation steps. The README and release notes are maintained by alibaba.

Development context

These are observations of work in the repository. They do not establish quality, security or support commitments.

Total commits on default branch
465
Open pull requests
51
Closed issues, lifetime
149
Median time to close an issue
12.6 days
Median time to merge a pull request
2.8 days

Close and merge times use up to 20 most recently updated closed issues or merged pull requests. They omit unresolved work and are context, not a maintenance score. Sample limits.

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