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