Vector databases · RankedQdrant
Qdrant is a vector database for vector search, offered as an open-source Community edition, a Managed Cloud service on AWS, GCP and Azure, and an Enterprise plan · qdrant.tech ↗
Strongest at mid-market, contested with pgvector. Ranked 2 of 68 for enterprise buyers.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
pgvector is first at 35%.
Tied for first with pgvector. 6 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Pinecone is first at 45%.
Why models recommend it
“Filtering is where Qdrant stands out — the database supports rich JSON-based filters that integrate with vector search efficiently. This makes it ideal for B2B use cases requiring complex filtering.”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Direct question · first choice
“Qdrant consistently receives the most favorable reviews across testing ... If you need a dedicated vector database, it's often the safer choice.”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · first choice
“Most teams should evaluate Qdrant (for performance and flexibility) or Weaviate (for AI-native features) as their primary options”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Comparative question · first choice
“Pinecone or Qdrant Cloud are the best starting points due to their balance of performance, ease of use, and managed options”Mistral Small · Paraphrase question · first choice
What gives them pause
“reported with a serious flaw in the same round up”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Qdrant, over the 215 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 52 | Compare → | |
| 172 | 50 | Compare → | |
| 170 | 7 | Compare → | |
| 104 | 3 | View → | |
| 99 | 2 | Compare → | |
| 47 | 1 | View → | |
| 33 | 0 | View → | |
| 32 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 28 | 1 | View → | |
| 26 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Qdrant →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Qdrant's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- Engineers
- Price stated
- Community free; Managed Cloud from 25$; Enterprise on request
- Starting price
- from 25$
- Free plan or trial
- Start Free
- Certifications
- HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2 Type II
- Hosting
- AWS, GCP, Azure
- Customers named
- Tripadvisor, OpenTable, Deutsche Telekom, HubSpot, Dust, Lyzr, and AI, Cosmos
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 186 of the 215 answers that named Qdrant and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
417 of the 488 domain citations in answers naming Qdrant came from a third party's page. Twenty-nine were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 206 | 6 | 2026-09-16 | ||
| Case study | 51 | 2 | 2026-08-13 | ||
| Glossary or explainer | 9 | 0 | 2024-10-09 | ||
| Comparison | 4 | 1 | 2026-08-07 | ||
| Webinar or virtual event | 3 | undated | |||
| Template or tool | 2 | 0 | 0001-01-01 | ||
| Report or ebook | 1 | undated |
Most recent
- 2026-09-16Shift multilingual rag blog
- 2026-09-08Hyperbolic embeddings qdrant blog
- 2026-08-24Tuning retrieval which knob first blog
- 2026-08-13Case study bayer case study
- 2026-08-13Case study minima case study
- 2026-08-07Pre filtering vs post filtering comparison
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page qdrant.tech exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.