Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Qdrant
Qdrant clearly comes out ahead of Weaviate on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Qdrant has a free tier; Weaviate does not. Weaviate's paid plans start at $45/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | ai tool |
| Company | Qdrant Solutions GmbH | Weaviate |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Active |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsAI & Machine Learning | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsAI & Machine LearningSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | database | databasecloud-infrastructure |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Qdrant
freemium
usage based
custom
usage based
custom
| Feature | qdrant | weaviate |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5 Vcpu / 1Gb Ram / 4 Gb Disk | ||
| Annual Commitments | ||
| Continuous Backups | ||
| Dedicated Infrastructure | ||
| Enterprise Security And Compliance Requirements | ||
| Enhanced Security | ||
| Free Cloud Inference With Selected Models | ||
| High-Performance Requirements | ||
| Fully Managed Vector Search | ||
| Shared Cloud | ||
| High Availability & Auto-Healing | ||
| Shared Or Dedicated Deployments | ||
| Horizontal & Vertical Scaling | ||
| Specific Compliance/Security Standards | ||
| Hybrid Cloud | ||
| Stronger Slas | ||
| Managed On-Premise | ||
| Private Cloud | ||
| Single Node Cluster | ||
| Zero-Downtime Upgrades |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Qdrant comes out ahead overall, though Weaviate can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Qdrant offers a free tier; Weaviate does not currently list one.
