Serverless Weaviate
Open-source vector and hybrid search with a real schema. GraphQL and REST endpoints, the same Weaviate clients, cloud or self-host.
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Where to run it
Cloud, desktop, or self-host
One database, three places it can live. Pick the speed you want and move between them when you outgrow it.
Branching, on request
Database branching is live on 9 engines today, and the same copy-on-write mechanism spans the whole fleet. Want it on Weaviate? Reach out and we will look at switching it on for your account.
Request branchingTry Weaviate free for 7 days
Weaviate runs always-on from your Pro pool, so it lives on the Pro plan. Start a 7-day Pro trial to spin one up: a card is required, you are charged $0, and you can cancel before it converts to $15/mo. One trial per account.
Start the Pro trialWhat you get
Production features, free tier included
Every Weaviate database ships with the same primitives: TLS, web console, hibernation, and a real dashboard. No tiered features hidden behind a sales call.
Web IDE
Query console in the dashboard, no extra client to install.
TLS by default
All connections encrypted. No setup required.
Always-on connections
Pin a database to your always-on pool to prevent hibernation.
Scale to zero
Hibernates when idle. Wakes on the next connection.
Connection pooling
Pooled endpoint for serverless and edge workloads.
Direct connections
Bypass the pooler for migrations and replication.
Native HTTPS endpoint
Engines whose own wire protocol speaks HTTPS. Every database, including this one, is also queryable over the platform's HTTPS query API and web console.
Serverless driver
Drop-in HTTP driver for edge runtimes (Upstash REST, PlanetScale, or the engine-native client).
IP whitelisting
Restrict access to specific IPs or CIDR ranges.
Automatic backups
Scheduled dumps and volume snapshots with one-click restore on paid plans. Free tier includes a manual backup slot.
Why Layerbase
Predictable pricing, no cloud setup
Weaviate on Layerbase Cloud is priced the same way as every other engine: a flat monthly plan with nothing metered behind it.
A fixed monthly price
Plans are flat: Free at $0, then $5/mo Solo and $15/mo Pro. No per-hour compute meter, no per-database line items, and no bill that changes shape when your traffic does.
No bandwidth charges
Reads and writes are not metered. There are no ingress or egress fees, so moving data in and out of your database never adds to the bill.
No cloud account to wire up
You do not need an AWS, GCP, or Azure account. Sign up, create a database, and connect. Layerbase runs the infrastructure, so there is no cloud provider to configure or pay separately.
Side by side
Hosted Weaviate, compared
| Provider | Free tier | Billing |
|---|---|---|
| Weaviate Cloud | - | Serverless from a $45/mo minimum |
| Layerbase | Weaviate is a Performance engine on Pro | $15/mo flat as 1 of 10 databases, always-on from your pool. No meters. |
Weaviate Cloud
- Billing
- Serverless from a $45/mo minimum
Layerbase
- Free tier
- Weaviate is a Performance engine on Pro
- Billing
- $15/mo flat as 1 of 10 databases, always-on from your pool. No meters.
Competitor facts as of July 2026, from public pricing pages.
Quick start
Connect with any Weaviate client
Hybrid vector and keyword search, schema-driven semantic search, RAG pipelines, and apps that need Weaviate-specific modules (text2vec, ref2vec).
- Build a RAG pipeline with hybrid vector and keyword retrieval
- Replace a Pinecone or hosted-Weaviate prototype with self-host-friendly infra
- Spin up a per-environment Weaviate that mirrors production schema and modules
- Hand HTTPS endpoints to serverless and edge runtimes for search
- Self-host on your own hardware with SpinDB
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" "https://your-host.cloud.layerbase.dev/v1/meta"
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What Is a Vector Database?
A plain-language explanation of vector databases, how embeddings and similarity search power AI and RAG apps, when you need one, and where to spin one up.
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FAQ
Common Weaviate questions
gRPC support?
REST and GraphQL are stable on Cloud. gRPC is in active rollout (see status updates); for most workloads, the REST and GraphQL paths cover the same operations.
Will the Weaviate client work?
Yes. weaviate-client (Python, JS, Go, Java) connects to the published HTTPS endpoint with the dashboard-provided API key.
How do I manage schema?
Through the dashboard search console or directly via the client. The console reflects the same schema shape your code sees.
IP whitelisting?
Yes. The firewall panel restricts the endpoint to specific IPs or CIDR ranges.
Can I run Weaviate locally?
Yes. SpinDB and Layerbase Desktop both run Weaviate with the same install workflow as cloud.