Milvus vs Qdrant
A detailed comparison to help you choose the right AI tool
Milvus
Open-source vector databaseQdrant
Vector database for AI applicationsCategory
Enterprise AI
Enterprise AI
Pricing
free
freemium
Key Features
- Open source
- Scalable
- Multiple indexes
- Cloud managed
- GPU support
- Vector search
- High performance
- Filtering
- Cloud and self-hosted
- REST API
About Milvus
Milvus is an open-source vector database built for AI applications with massive scale support.
About Qdrant
Qdrant is a high-performance vector database designed for AI similarity search and recommendations.
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Milvus if:
- You prefer free tools
- You need: Open source
- You value: Scalable
Choose Qdrant if:
- You prefer a freemium model
- You need: Vector search
- You value: High performance