Qdrant
A fast, production-grade vector database written in Rust, with strong metadata filtering and a clean operational story. A common choice once a RAG system outgrows a prototype store, and free to self-host under Apache 2.0.
Strengths
- Fast Rust engine with strong, flexible metadata filtering
- Scales well while staying reasonable to operate
- Apache 2.0 and unlimited when self-hosted
Weaknesses
- More to set up and run than an embedded store like Chroma
- Overkill for small collections or quick prototypes
- Advanced managed features sit in the paid cloud offering
At a glance
- Licence
- Apache 2.0
- Pricing
- Open core
- Platforms
- Linux, Docker, macOS, Windows
- GPU required
- No
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Entry last verified 30 July 2026.