Chroma
Open-source vector database. Embeddings database for AI applications.
Founded by: Jeff Huber, Anton Troynikov, Nate Murray
Developer Adoption
Package downloads and ecosystem metrics, 30-day window
Active Contributors Trend
Insufficient data for trend chart
Need at least 2 data points (currently have 1)
npm Download Trend
npm downloads grew from 330,883 to 772,893 (+133.6%) over the last 90 days.
PyPI Download Trend
pypi downloads grew from 8,841,771 to 12,453,554 (+40.8%) over the last 90 days.
Developer Community Metrics
Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.
Category Benchmark
75 AI Infrastructure companiesFunding Rounds
According to AI-Buzz, Chroma ranks #10 in AI Infrastructure for HN discussion share (out of 75 tracked with 2.2% of HN discussion), with 21% positive developer sentiment (29 HN comments analyzed), with 10 commits/week (declining), with 772,893 npm downloads in 30 days, with 12,453,554 PyPI downloads in 30 days, with 18 active contributors in 30 days.
Source: https://www.ai-buzz.com/companies/chroma?utm_source=citation&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cite_this_data
Metrics derived from public APIs (HN Algolia, GitHub, npm/PyPI). Sentiment classified by AI. See methodology for details →
About
Description
Open-source vector database. Embeddings database for AI applications.
Estimated Company Size
11 - 50 employees
Website
chroma.devDetails
Founded
2021
Description
Chroma is an open-source vector database. Simple API for storing and querying embeddings. Popular for RAG applications.
Products & Tools
Chroma
An open-source vector database for storing and querying embeddings, essential for building AI applications like RAG.
Embed Badge
Featured in Intelligence
Qdrant Downloads Surge 49% as Vector DB Market FragmentsFebruary 2, 2026
npm Downloads surge: Chroma, Voyage AI, LlamaIndexJanuary 12, 2026
npm Downloads decline: Instructor, Chroma, LlamaIndex
Weekly AI Intelligence
Which AI companies are developers actually adopting? We track npm and PyPI downloads for 262+ companies. Get the biggest shifts weekly — before they show up in the news.