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Qdrant

Vector search engine optimised for extended filtering and production workloads

RANKED #5 · RAG PLATFORMS WITH A FREE PLANLISTERSCORE 88.0

Qdrant is an open-source vector database focused on filtering capabilities and production scalability. It emphasises fast similarity search with rich filtering, payload indexing, and consistent replication.

Pricing from	Free (open-source), Cloud service $25/month
Best for	Applications requiring complex metadata filtering alongside vector search
Website	qdrant.tech

Company facts

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YouTube

Facilities and features

Published pricing
Self-serve sign-up
API
SOC 2
GDPR

What stands out

The AI tool supports native hybrid search blending keyword and vector queries.

“Blend keyword and vector search in one query – use dense or sparse vectors.”Qdrant, own website

The AI tool reduces memory usage by up to 64x using quantization.

“Reduce memory usage by up to 64x while maintaining search quality with advanced quantization techniques.”Qdrant, own website

Strengths and trade-offs

Advanced filtering and aggregation on payload data
Excellent support for edge deployment and distributed setups

Smaller community and ecosystem than Weaviate
Documentation gaps in advanced configuration scenarios

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How Qdrant ranks

#7 in RAG platforms for enterprises

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 12; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 16.

“02 Retrieval-Augmented Generation RAG pipelines grounded in your documents, with chunking, embedding, and evaluation built in.”Qdrant, own website

“Deploy on Cloud Premium Tier Minimum spend required For enterprises with additional security and compliance needs”Qdrant, own website

#5 in RAG platforms with a free plan

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 12; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 16.

“02 Retrieval-Augmented Generation RAG pipelines grounded in your documents, with chunking, embedding, and evaluation built in.”Qdrant, own website

“Managed On-Premise Free Tier Free forever For testing, and prototypes Single Node Cluster 0.5 vCPU / 1GB RAM/ 4 GB Disk.”Qdrant, own website

#6 in RAG platforms with a free trial

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 12; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 16.

“02 Retrieval-Augmented Generation RAG pipelines grounded in your documents, with chunking, embedding, and evaluation built in.”Qdrant, own website

“in Start Free Qdrant Cloud Pricing Start free.”Qdrant, own website

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Questions about Qdrant

How much does Qdrant cost?

Lister lists Qdrant's pricing as: Free (open-source), Cloud service $25/month.

Is Qdrant free?

Yes. Its pricing reads: Free (open-source), Cloud service $25/month.

Who is Qdrant best for?

Qdrant is best for applications requiring complex metadata filtering alongside vector search.

Where does Qdrant rank?

Qdrant is ranked #5 in RAG platforms with a free plan (Lister Score 88.0), #5 in Top 10 AI Search & Retrieval Engines (Lister Score 85.7), #6 in RAG platforms with a free trial (Lister Score 88.0) and #7 in RAG platforms for enterprises (Lister Score 88.0).

What are the best alternatives to Qdrant?

The closest alternatives on Lister are Pinecone (#1 in RAG platforms with a free plan), SiliconFlow (#2 in RAG platforms with a free plan) and Weaviate (#3 in RAG platforms with a free plan).

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