Project comparison
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
[EMNLP2025] "LightRAG: Simple and Fast Retrieval-Augmented Generation"
Best matched with other inference tools.
Milvus is a high-performance, cloud-native vector database built for scalable vector ANN search
Best matched with other inference tools.
Milvus has the larger GitHub footprint with 45.3K stars.
Lightrag is currently growing faster at +3.0K stars this week.
Lightrag has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 98/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | Lightrag | Milvus |
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| Evidence status | Basic listing· 22h ago | Basic listing· 22h ago |
| GitHub stars | 38.0K | 45.3K |
| Weekly growth | +3.0K | +1.1K |
| Health score | Strong98/100 |
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| Contributors | 299 | 364 |
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| Commits per week | 135.8 | 50.0 |
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| Open issues | 217 | 1.1K |
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| Language | Python | Go |
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| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
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| Last commit | 1d ago | 1d ago |
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| Last release | v1.5.5rc1 | v2.6.20 |
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