Comparison
aquila vs vald
Verdict
Pick aquila if aquila is an efficient neural search engine designed for indexing latent vectors and JSON metadata while performing k-NN searches; pick vald if vald is written in Go, licensed under Apache-2.0, for highly scalable vector search tasks on Kubernetes.
Markdown twin · aquila alternatives · vald alternatives
GraphCanon updated 3w
Trust & integrity
| Signal | aquila | vald |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Dormant (817d since push) As of 3w · github_public_v1 | Very active (0d since push) As of 3w · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of 3w · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Organization account As of 3w · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | No lockfile (source not queried) As of 1mo · osv@v1 | No lockfile (source not queried) As of 1mo · osv@v1 |
| deps.dev advisories | Not queried deps.dev@v1 | Not queried deps.dev@v1 |
| OpenSSF Scorecard | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 |
Tagline
- aquila
- Efficient Neural Search Engine
- vald
- A Highly Scalable Distributed Vector Search Engine
Stars
- aquila
- 379
- vald
- 1.7k
Forks
- aquila
- 26
- vald
- 95
Open issues
- aquila
- 13
- vald
- 146
Language
- aquila
- HTML
- vald
- Go
Adopt for
- aquila
- Aquila is an efficient neural search engine designed for indexing latent vectors and JSON metadata while performing k-NN searches.
- vald
- Vald is written in Go, licensed under Apache-2.0, for highly scalable vector search tasks on Kubernetes.
Persona
- aquila
- -
- vald
- -
Runtime
- aquila
- -
- vald
- -
License
- aquila
- -
- vald
- Apache-2.0
Last pushed
- aquila
- May 6, 2024
- vald
- Aug 2, 2026
Categories
- aquila
- Data & Retrieval, Vector Databases
- vald
- Data & Retrieval, Vector Databases
Trust and health
Maintenance
- aquila
- Dormant (18%)
- vald
- Very active (96%)
Days since push
- aquila
- 817d
- vald
- 0d
Open issues (now)
- aquila
- 13
- vald
- 146
Full report
- aquila
- Trust report
- vald
- Trust report
Choose aquila if…
- aquila is primarily HTML; vald is Go.
- Tags unique to aquila: embedding, faiss, feature-vectors, image-search.
- When deploying a solution that requires the processing of feature vectors in image or video search contexts, where efficiency in approximate nearest neighbor search is necessary
When NOT to use aquila
- If the development team lacks experience with Docker, as Aquila's setup heavily relies on Docker images to run locally or in a big data configuration
- In scenarios where strict control over metadata and vector indexing is required beyond what JSON and latent vectors can provide
Choose vald if…
- vald is primarily Go; aquila is HTML.
- Tags unique to vald: anng, cloud-native, distributed-systems, high-dimensional-data.
- Requires high-performance searches in a distributed system
When NOT to use vald
- Need lower scalability vector search solutions
- Cannot use Kubernetes 1.19 or above
- Do not have AVX2 support in the system environment
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (Aquila-Network/aquila) · observed Aug 2, 2026
- GitHub forks (Aquila-Network/aquila) · observed Aug 2, 2026
- Last push (Aquila-Network/aquila) · observed May 6, 2024
- License file (unknown) · observed Aug 2, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 17, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub stars (vdaas/vald) · observed Aug 2, 2026
- GitHub forks (vdaas/vald) · observed Aug 2, 2026
- Last push (vdaas/vald) · observed Aug 2, 2026
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Aug 2, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 16, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: aquila 379 · vald 1.7k (synced Aug 2, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between aquila and vald?
- aquila: Efficient Neural Search Engine. vald: A Highly Scalable Distributed Vector Search Engine. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose aquila over vald?
- Choose aquila over vald when aquila is primarily HTML; vald is Go; Tags unique to aquila: embedding, faiss, feature-vectors, image-search; When deploying a solution that requires the processing of feature vectors in image or video search contexts, where efficiency in approximate nearest neighbor search is necessary.
- When should I choose vald over aquila?
- Choose vald over aquila when vald is primarily Go; aquila is HTML; Tags unique to vald: anng, cloud-native, distributed-systems, high-dimensional-data; Requires high-performance searches in a distributed system.
- When should I avoid aquila?
- If the development team lacks experience with Docker, as Aquila's setup heavily relies on Docker images to run locally or in a big data configuration In scenarios where strict control over metadata and vector indexing is required beyond what JSON and latent vectors can provide
- When should I avoid vald?
- Need lower scalability vector search solutions Cannot use Kubernetes 1.19 or above Do not have AVX2 support in the system environment
- Is aquila or vald more popular on GitHub?
- vald has more GitHub stars (1,714 vs 379). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are aquila and vald open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub.
- Where can I find alternatives to aquila or vald?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at aquila alternatives and vald alternatives (aquila markdown twin, vald markdown twin), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes.
- Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison?
- Yes. The markdown twin at this comparison mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.
- Which is better maintained, aquila or vald?
- aquila: Dormant. vald: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance.
- Where are the full trust reports for aquila and vald?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: aquila trust report; vald trust report.