Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Qdrant
Qdrant clearly comes out ahead of Meilisearch on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Meilisearch's paid plans start at $23/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | ai tool |
| Company | Meilisearch | Qdrant Solutions GmbH |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & Analytics | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsAI & Machine Learning |
| Categories | database | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | meilisearch | qdrant |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Day Free Trial | ||
| 0.5 Vcpu / 1Gb Ram / 4 Gb Disk | ||
| Ai-Powered Search | ||
| Continuous Backups | ||
| Customizable Relevancy | ||
| Enterprise Security And Compliance Requirements | ||
| Enterprise Features | ||
| Free Cloud Inference With Selected Models | ||
| Enterprise-Grade Compliance | ||
| Fully Managed Vector Search | ||
| Faceted Search | ||
| High Availability & Auto-Healing | ||
| Fully Managed - No Ops Required | ||
| Horizontal & Vertical Scaling | ||
| Fully Managed Cloud Infrastructure | ||
| Hybrid Cloud | ||
| Geosearch Capacity | ||
| Managed On-Premise | ||
| Ideal For High-Traffic Apps And Vector Workloads | ||
| Private Cloud | ||
| Ideal For Prototypes, Mvps, And Mid-Scale Apps | ||
| Single Node Cluster | ||
| Option To Self-Host | ||
| Zero-Downtime Upgrades | ||
| Pay By Cpu, Ram, And Storage | ||
| Pre-Set Search And Document Limits | ||
| Premier Support | ||
| Premium Sla | ||
| Real-Time Infra Metrics And Visibility | ||
| Self-Hosted |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Qdrant comes out ahead overall, though Meilisearch can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Meilisearch and Qdrant offer a free tier.
Qdrant scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
