Comparison
hora vs vald
Verdict
Pick hora if hora is a Rust-based library for high-performance approximate nearest neighbor search algorithms critical in applications such as image and recommender systems where speed and efficiency are paramount; pick vald if vald is written in Go, licensed under Apache-2.0, for highly scalable vector search tasks on Kubernetes.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | hora | vald |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Slowing (186d since push) As of 1d · github_public_v1 | Very active (0d since push) As of 3w · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of 1d · 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
- hora
- efficient approximate nearest neighbor search algorithm collections library written in Rust
- vald
- A Highly Scalable Distributed Vector Search Engine
Stars
- hora
- 2.7k
- vald
- 1.7k
Forks
- hora
- 77
- vald
- 95
Open issues
- hora
- 26
- vald
- 146
Language
- hora
- Rust
- vald
- Go
Adopt for
- hora
- Hora is a Rust-based library for high-performance approximate nearest neighbor search algorithms critical in applications such as image and recommender systems where speed and efficiency are paramount.
- vald
- Vald is written in Go, licensed under Apache-2.0, for highly scalable vector search tasks on Kubernetes.
Persona
- hora
- -
- vald
- -
Runtime
- hora
- -
- vald
- -
License
- hora
- Apache-2.0
- vald
- Apache-2.0
Last pushed
- hora
- Feb 17, 2026
- vald
- Aug 2, 2026
Categories
- hora
- Data & Retrieval, Vector Databases
- vald
- Data & Retrieval, Vector Databases
Trust and health
Maintenance
- hora
- Slowing (36%)
- vald
- Very active (96%)
Days since push
- hora
- 186d
- vald
- 0d
Open issues (now)
- hora
- 26
- vald
- 146
Stars delta
- hora
- -4 (30d)
- vald
- Unknown
Open issues delta
- hora
- 0 (30d)
- vald
- Unknown
Full report
- hora
- Trust report
- vald
- Trust report
Choose hora if…
- hora is primarily Rust; vald is Go.
- Tags unique to hora: algorithm, artificial-intelligence, data-structures, high-performance.
- When you require a high-speed library written in Rust to implement an efficient similarity-search solution
When NOT to use hora
- If your project is restricted to languages other than Rust and you cannot work with Rust bindings or require a more general-purpose vector database library
- When exact nearest neighbor search accuracy is preferred over the speed provided by approximate algorithms, as Hora specializes in sacrificing minimal precision for significant performance gains
Choose vald if…
- vald is primarily Go; hora is Rust.
- 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 (hora-search/hora) · observed Aug 23, 2026
- GitHub forks (hora-search/hora) · observed Aug 23, 2026
- Last push (hora-search/hora) · observed Feb 17, 2026
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Aug 23, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 15, 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: hora 2.7k · vald 1.7k (synced Aug 23, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between hora and vald?
- hora: efficient approximate nearest neighbor search algorithm collections library written in Rust. vald: A Highly Scalable Distributed Vector Search Engine. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose hora over vald?
- Choose hora over vald when hora is primarily Rust; vald is Go; Tags unique to hora: algorithm, artificial-intelligence, data-structures, high-performance; When you require a high-speed library written in Rust to implement an efficient similarity-search solution.
- When should I choose vald over hora?
- Choose vald over hora when vald is primarily Go; hora is Rust; Tags unique to vald: anng, cloud-native, distributed-systems, high-dimensional-data; Requires high-performance searches in a distributed system.
- When should I avoid hora?
- If your project is restricted to languages other than Rust and you cannot work with Rust bindings or require a more general-purpose vector database library When exact nearest neighbor search accuracy is preferred over the speed provided by approximate algorithms, as Hora specializes in sacrificing minimal precision for significant performance gains
- 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 hora or vald more popular on GitHub?
- hora has more GitHub stars (2,659 vs 1,714). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are hora and vald open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (hora: Apache-2.0, vald: Apache-2.0).
- Where can I find alternatives to hora or vald?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at hora alternatives and vald alternatives (hora 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, hora or vald?
- hora: Slowing. 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 hora and vald?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: hora trust report; vald trust report.