Product

Chroma Cloud

by Chroma

Product website
https://www.trychroma.com
Documentation
https://docs.trychroma.com
Pricing
https://docs.trychroma.com/cloud/pricing
Categories
Vector Databases

Description

Chroma Cloud is a serverless, scalable search infrastructure for AI supporting vector, full-text, regex, and metadata search.

AI-native score

How ready this product is for agents to use, on a 0–100 scale across four weighted dimensions. Security is one of them, so a high score is not a substitute for your own security or vendor-risk review. How is this scored?

Research coverage: 42% of the scored decision fields carry a confirmed value. Unresearched fields score zero in the grade above.

Integration2/10Trust1/6Portability4/4Security1/4Tier C36/100
Component Raw Weight Contribution
Integration 2/10 35% 7.0
Trust 1/6 30% 5.0
Portability 4/4 20% 20.0
Security 1/4 15% 3.8
Signals that fired
  • Integration: API spec, OpenAPI / gRPC / GraphQL (+1) ; Command-line interface (+1)
  • Trust: Verified trust center (+1)
  • Portability: Data import (partial, +1) ; Open standards (+1) ; Standard protocol access (+1) ; No proprietary-SDK lock-in (+1) ; Documented provider swap (+1)
  • Security: Compliance certifications (+1)
Signals not researched

These gaps cover the fields used in the AI-native score.

  • Integration surfaces: llms.txt, Headless signup, MCP servers, Native connectors, Agent skills, Developer kits
  • Trust & data policy: Multi-factor authentication, Zero data retention, No generative AI training, Hard budget caps, Sandbox environment, Data export, Self-hostable, Open source
  • Security & compliance: Access controls

Trust & data policy

Trust center
Vendor trust center
Data import
Partial
Open standards
Yes
Standard protocol access
Yes
No proprietary-SDK lock-in
Yes
Documented provider swap
Yes

Not yet researched Multi-factor authentication, Zero data retention, No generative AI training, Hard budget caps, Sandbox environment, Data export, Self-hostable, Open source

Security & compliance

Certifications and access controls this product reports on its own pages. We confirm the vendor lists each one; for certifications we don't audit the underlying report. Part of the 15% security score.

A shared trust or security page can support several certifications. We do not require separate public report links because reports may require login, vendor approval, or a nondisclosure agreement. Ask the vendor for reports and applicable coverage before a procurement decision. These listings expose no per-claim check date; the entry's updated date does not date the supporting evidence.

Compliance certifications

SOC 2

Not yet researched Access controls

Integration surfaces

How an agent connects to this product and finds its documentation. The largest dimension of the AI-native score (35%).

WebMCP
No

API specs

Command-line interfaces

Confirmed absent Agent2Agent (A2A) servers

Not yet researched llms.txt, Headless signup, MCP servers, Native connectors, Agent skills, Developer kits

Offers

Full pricing page

Plans

Team

$250/mo

Usage-based rates

Chroma Cloud usage

Rate Unit price
Chroma Cloud usage $2.50 per logical GiB written
Chroma Cloud usageProrated by the hour. $0.33 per GiB stored · per month

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Tier C · 36/100 AI-native · 42% researched.

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