The Native S3 Vector Database
LanceDB runs vector search directly on S3. Store Lance tables in your own buckets. S3 is the storage layer and source of truth. Reduce costs by up to 200x while serving millions of tables and tens of billions of rows.
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Why teams switch
Compute-storage separation
Storage on object storage. Compute scales independently. Query services scale up, down, or to zero.
One table, not six systems
Blobs, embeddings, and metadata stored together in Lance tables on S3. No separate vector index to sync.
Schema evolution without rebuilds
New features are appends, not migrations. No full table rewrites.
Full-text + hybrid search, native
Vector, full-text, and SQL queries in one system. Built for S3, not bolted on.
Comparison
The Power of the Lance Format
Vector Search
- Fast scans and random access from the same table — no tradeoff
- Zero-copy access for high throughput without serialization overhead
Multi-Modal
- Raw data, embeddings, and metadata in one table — not pointers to blob storage
- No separate metadata store to keep in sync
Enterprise-Grade Requirements
Security
Granular RBAC, SSO integration, and VPC deployment options.
Governance
Data versioning and time-travel capabilities for auditability.
Support
Dedicated technical account management and guaranteed SLAs.
Talk to Engineering
Or try LanceDB OSS — same code, scales to Cloud.
