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Qdrant vs Weaviate

Qdrant or Weaviate? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.

In short

  • Both: Self-hosted, API, Official SDKs, Runs models for you, Search over your data
  • Only Qdrant states: Command line
  • Only Weaviate states: Choice of models, Builds agents and workflows

Qdrant

Qdrant is an open-source vector search engine and managed cloud service for semantic search, RAG, recommendations, and AI agents.

Plans

Free Tier

Free

  • Free forever
  • Single Node Cluster
  • 0.5 vCPU / 1GB RAM / 4 GB Disk
  • Free Cloud Inference With Selected Models

Standard Tier

  • from 25$
  • Usage-based pricing
  • Dedicated Resources
  • Flexible Vertical and Horizontal Scaling
  • Highly Available Setups
  • Backup & Disaster Recovery
  • 99.5% Uptime SLA

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

  • Command line — “API, Terraform, Pulumi, CLI” source
  • Self-hosted — “Open-source DNA with enterprise-grade security and flexibility — run on-prem, hybrid, edge, or move seamlessly to Qdrant Cloud.” source
  • API — “Start with a single API call — scale to advanced control over HNSW, hybrid fusion, reranking, and multi-vector retrieval, all via REST, gRPC, or official clients (Python, JavaScript, etc.).” source
  • Official SDKs — “official clients (Python, JavaScript, etc.).” source
  • Runs models for you — “Generate text and image embeddings and run vector search in Qdrant Cloud — no separate pipeline or infrastructure needed.” source
  • Search over your data — “Deliver context-rich answers with hybrid dense – sparse retrieval, metadata filters, and fresh updates.” source

Security

  • SOC 2 Type II — “Qdrant holds SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA certifications.” source
  • SOC 2 — “Qdrant holds SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA certifications.” source
  • GDPR — “For deployments subject to GDPR, Qdrant provides a Data Processing Agreement covering data protection and privacy commitments.” source
  • HIPAA — “Qdrant is HIPAA certified and Business Associate Agreement is available for Qdrant Managed Cloud.” source
  • Data kept in the EU — “Data in Qdrant clusters stored only in the cluster's deployment region.” source

Latest updates

  • v1.19.0 (v1.19.0)

    Added 4-bit TurboQuant storage, per-component memory controls, keyword prefix filters, and per-query IDF for sparse search.

  • v1.18.0 (v1.18.0)
  • v1.17.0 (v1.17.0)

    Added relevance feedback, optimization and telemetry APIs, update queue and controls, audit logging, weighted RRF, and upsert modes.

About Qdrant

Weaviate

Weaviate is an open-source AI database for storing, searching, and retrieving vectorized data in self-hosted or managed deployments.

Plans

Free

Free

  • Always free — 1 cluster per user
  • 100,000 objects · 1 GB memory · 10 GB disk
  • 1 collection, up to 3 tenants
  • Embeddings (2,000 req/day) + Query Agent (1,000 req/mo)
  • Basic Support

Flex

  • Starts at $45 /mo
  • Pay-as-you-go, monthly, no commitment
  • Shared cloud cluster with full core DB toolkit + replication
  • Baseline security with RBAC
  • Highly available clusters — 99.5% uptime
  • Query Agent free tier + usage-based; Embeddings usage-based
  • Standard support — next-business-day Sev 1

Premium

Price on request

  • Prepaid contract with predictable spend
  • Choice of shared or dedicated deployment
  • Trusted reliability — up to 99.95% uptime
  • Global coverage on AWS, GCP & Azure
  • Query Agent free tier + usage-based; Embeddings usage-based
  • Enterprise support — as fast as 1-hour Sev 1 + dedicated Technical Account Team

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

  • Choice of models — “Seamlessly connect your data with models from a range of providers.” source
  • Self-hosted — “Weaviate’s open source AI database can be self-hosted or run as a managed service in Weaviate Cloud to reduce operational overhead.” source
  • API — “Use SDKs for Python, Go, TypeScript, or JavaScript, or connect to GraphQL or REST APIs.” source
  • Official SDKs — “Use SDKs for Python, Go, TypeScript, or JavaScript, or connect to GraphQL or REST APIs.” source
  • Runs models for you — “Access embedding models hosted in Weaviate Cloud. Simple, pay-as-you-go, GPU-powered.” source
  • Builds agents and workflows — “Pre-built agentic workflows that dynamically interact with your data in Weaviate to perform sync, async, and multi-step tasks.” source
  • Search over your data — “Store, index, and search high-dimensional vectors at any scale. The foundation for search, RAG, and agents.” source

Security

  • HIPAA — “Stay compliant with SOC 2, HIPAA, data privacy, and explainability.” source

Latest updates

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