Turbopuffer vs Tigris
Agent-native side-by-side. Scores are curated estimates on a 0–10 scale. Lock-in: higher = worse. Prefer JTBD picks via /api/decide when choosing for a job.
| Dimension | Turbopuffer | Tigris |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Capability fit | 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Price / performance | 9.4 | 9.2 |
| Latency / reliability | 8.2 | 8.0 |
| Developer & agent DX | 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Privacy / data retention | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Lock-in risk (higher = worse) | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| Maturity / track record | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Pricing | As of 2026-10-24 (turbopuffer.com/pricing, fetched 2026-10-24): Usage-based with plan minimums: launch '$16/month minimum usage', scale '$256/month minimum usage', enterprise '>= $4,096/month' with '35% usage premium'. '… | As of 2026-09-14 (tigrisdata.com/pricing.md): S3-compat, zero egress. Free tier 5 GB + 10k Class A / 100k Class B (no card). Global/single-region Standard $0.02/GB-mo; IA $0.01; Archive $0.004. Class A $0.005/1k, Class B… |
| Tagline | When your vector bill scares you and much of the corpus is cold, Turbopuffer is the interesting answer. | R2 remains Depot object-storage / cheap-egress default (CDN+Workers gravity). Tigris when you want global… |
Turbopuffer
When your vector bill scares you and much of the corpus is cold, Turbopuffer is the interesting answer. Strengths: Excellent cost for large-scale / cold-heavy retrieval; Modern architecture for agent memory at scale; Simple operational model.
Strengths
- Excellent cost for large-scale / cold-heavy retrieval
- Modern architecture for agent memory at scale
- Simple operational model
Weaknesses
- Younger than Pinecone/Weaviate
- Feature set narrower for fancy hybrid modules
- Less community content
Tigris
R2 remains Depot object-storage / cheap-egress default (CDN+Workers gravity). Tigris when you want global S3-compat without Cloudflare, or dynamic placement. Strengths: True $0 egress like R2, with a public request+storage card; Global dynamic placement (pay once); Agent-friendly (Fly-adjacent, S3 SDK).
Strengths
- True $0 egress like R2, with a public request+storage card
- Global dynamic placement (pay once)
- Agent-friendly (Fly-adjacent, S3 SDK)
Weaknesses
- Smaller ecosystem than R2/S3
- IA/Archive retrieval fees + min retention
- Younger than Cloudflare/AWS
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