AI & Machine Learning · vector database

Track your Chroma bills and renewals

Chroma is an open-source search engine for AI applications, released under Apache 2.0, that handles vector, sparse (BM25 and SPLADE), full-text, regex and metadata search, plus dataset forking for versioning and A/B tests. The hosted Chroma Cloud runs serverless on top of object storage and tiers data automatically, and Enterprise customers can get single-tenant or bring-your-own-cloud clusters.

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Provider: Chroma
Website: trychroma.com
Category: AI & Machine Learning
Type: vector database
Also searched as: chromadb

About Chroma

What people pay Chroma for

Chroma Cloud serverless search
Open-source Chroma database
Single-tenant and BYOC clusters

For: Developers building AI search and retrieval

Chroma pricing and billing

Pricing: Plans plus usage
Free plan: Yes
Billed: Monthly
Plans: Starter, Team, Enterprise
Paid plans from: $250 per month plus usage (Team)

Usage is billed at $2.50 per GiB written, $0.33 per GiB stored monthly, $0.0075 per TiB queried and $0.09 per GiB returned; Starter adds $5 and Team $100 in credits.

As listed on Chroma's site on 12 October 2026 · official pricing. Prices change; confirm before you buy.

Tracking tip

Chroma bills for what you use, so the amount changes from month to month. Record what was actually charged when each payment lands; your payment history then shows real costs, and Insights (Pro) flags changes of 5% or more.

How to track Chroma in SysCost

SysCost keeps every Chroma subscription in one ledger with the rest of your tools, reminds your team before each renewal, and converts every currency into yours.

Step 1
Pick Chroma
Add a subscription, choose Chroma as its provider and give it your own name.
Step 2
Set the cycle
Enter the amount, currency, billing cycle and next payment date.
Step 3
Get reminders
In Slack, Discord, Telegram or email, days before each renewal.
Step 4
Record payments
Mark each one paid, failed or skipped; unpaid ones show as overdue.

Useful Chroma links

Pricingwww.trychroma.com/pricing
Status pagestatus.trychroma.com
Documentationdocs.trychroma.com/docs/overview/introduction

Checked to load on 12 October 2026. Sources: trychroma.com.

Chroma and SysCost: common questions

Can SysCost track my Chroma subscription?

Yes. Chroma is built into SysCost with its logo: pick it as the provider when you add a subscription.

Does Chroma have a free plan?

Yes, Chroma lists a free plan, according to its website (checked 12 October 2026). Paid plans start from $250 per month plus usage (Team).

How does Chroma bill?

Chroma offers monthly billing, priced plans plus usage. In SysCost, choose the matching cycle (monthly, quarterly or yearly) and every renewal is projected from your next payment date.