Chroma vs Weaviate vs LangChain vs Semantic Kernel

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Chroma
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Weaviate
Competitor 2
LangChain
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Semantic Kernel
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Chroma
trychroma.com
Chroma is open-source search infrastructure for AI, released under Apache 2.0.
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Competitor Weaviate
weaviate.io
Search that understands meaning
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Competitor LangChain
langchain.com
Framework for building with large language models
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Competitor Semantic Kernel
learn.microsoft.com
Semantic Kernel is a lightweight, open-source development kit from Microsoft for building AI agents and adding AI models to existing C#, Python or Java codebases.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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154.2Kvisits/mo
3.4Mvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▼ 11.8%
▲ 0.7%
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6-month growth
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-7.0%
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Global rank web
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#293,589
#13,384
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Avg. last 3 months
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155.7K
3.3M
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Bounce rate lower is better
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41%
42%
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Pages / visit
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1.9
6.2
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Visit duration
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50s
5m 29s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 82% · ● Referral 18%
● Direct 73% · ● Referral 24%
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ChromaWeaviateLangChainSemantic Kernel
0850.7K1.7M2.6M3.4MWeaviate · 226KWeaviate · 193.3KWeaviate · 188.9KWeaviate · 165.9KWeaviate · 184.5KWeaviate · 169.2KWeaviate · 137.9KWeaviate · 174.8KWeaviate · 154.2KLangChain · 3MLangChain · 2.9MLangChain · 3.2MLangChain · 2.8MLangChain · 3.4MLangChain · 3.2MLangChain · 3.1MLangChain · 3.4MLangChain · 3.4M100K1M10MWeaviate · 226KWeaviate · 193.3KWeaviate · 188.9KWeaviate · 165.9KWeaviate · 184.5KWeaviate · 169.2KWeaviate · 137.9KWeaviate · 174.8KWeaviate · 154.2KLangChain · 3MLangChain · 2.9MLangChain · 3.2MLangChain · 2.8MLangChain · 3.4MLangChain · 3.2MLangChain · 3.1MLangChain · 3.4MLangChain · 3.4MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Freemium
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Starting price
$250per month · free tier available
$45per month · free tier available
$39per month · free tier available
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Plans
Starter FreeTeam $250/moEnterprise Custom
Free FreeFlex $45/moPremium $0
Developer FreePlus $39/moEnterprise Custom/mo
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Capabilities input → output
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DataText
DataImagesText
CodeText
CodeText
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Data
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Skill level
Advanced
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Categories
Development & CodeAI Developer Tools
Development & CodeAI Developer Tools
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Developer Tools
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Developer Tools
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Developer tools
LLM development
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