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- Open-source vector database and similarity search engine. Open-source alternative to Pinecone.
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Overview
Qdrant is a vector similarity search engine and vector database, written in Rust. It stores vectors with an extra payload and provides an API to search and manage them, with extended filtering. You run it with Docker or use the managed Qdrant Cloud.
What it does well
Qdrant supports filtering on payloads, which makes it useful for semantic search, faceted search and recommendations. Being written in Rust, it is built to stay fast under high load. Official clients exist for Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Rust, .NET and Java.
Why it’s in the collection
Qdrant is one of the most widely used vector databases for AI search and retrieval, and you can run all of it yourself. It is Apache-licensed.
On GitHub
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- Repository
- qdrant/qdrant
Languages
- Rust 89.3%
- Python 9.5%
- Other 1.2%
Compared with
PineconeManaged vector database for AI applications.
WeaviateNo. 033Open-source vector database with built-in modules.
ElasticNo. 053Search and analytics engine that also supports vector search.
See every open-source alternative to Pinecone in the collection.



