# Pinecone Vector Database

## Battle tested for production workloads

**Performant**  
Benchmark leading algorithms maximize recall with low latency.  
**Serverless**  
Object storage-backed serverless architecture ensures seamless scaling to meet demand.  
**Reliable**  
With a 99.95% uptime SLA, Pinecone is trusted by leading startups and enterprises for their production AI applications.  
**Secure**  
Data is encrypted at rest and in transit. Control access to your data with SSO, RBAC, Private Endpoints, Customer-managed encryption keys, and more.

## Performance at production scale

Built for search, recommender systems, and agents.

### Query latency for 10m records in one namespace

**Dense Index**  
Dense indexes store dense vectors, which are a series of numbers that represent the meaning and relationships of text, images, or other types of data.

|  | p50 | p90 | p99 |
|---|-----|-----|-----|
| Dense Index | 16ms | 21ms | 33ms |

**Sparse Index**  
Sparse indexes store sparse vectors, which are a series of numbers that represent the words or phrases in a document.

|  | p50 | p90 | p99 |
|---|-----|-----|-----|
| Sparse Index | 8ms | 20ms | 51ms |

## Innovative architecture

Backed by distributed object storage for scalable, highly-available, serverless vector search.

### Real-time indexing

Instantly and dynamically indexes new data for low-latency queries, ensuring real-time availability without delays.

### Tiered storage

Vectors are cached across storage mediums for optimal speed and cost efficiency.

### Fast accurate reads

Optimized algorithms deliver high-precision results at scale with minimal latency.

## Uncompromising reliability

The world's most innovative companies are already in production with Pinecone

### 99.95% uptime SLA

Trust in consistent uptime for your critical applications, contractually guaranteed.

### Backup and restore

Programmatically create static copies of indexes to protect from manual or system failure.

### Deletion protection

Prevent accidental deletion of an index and its data with an additional layer of verification.

### Multiple AZ's

Deployments automatically span multiple availability zones, ensuring hands-off resilience.

## World-class security

Enterprise-grade security and operational controls.

**Data security**  
With encryption at rest and in transit, private networking, hierarchical encryption keys, and more, your data is secure.  
**Compliance**  
Control your data and know it's safe. Pinecone is SOC 2, GDPR, ISO 27001, and HIPAA certified.  
**Bring your own cloud**  
Deploy a private Pinecone region in your own cloud environment.  
**Access controls**  
Assign roles and permissions to your users, service accounts, and API Keys for secure access to Pinecone.  
**Org management**  
Full visibility and control over your organization with audit logs, SAML SSO, Admin APIs, service accounts, and project management.

## Deploy in seconds

Scale seamlessly.

### Start building knowledgeable AI today

Create your first index for free, then pay as you go when you're ready to scale.