Qdrant

Qdrant is an open-source vector search engine plus a managed Cloud, not an unpriced modeling tool. github.com/qdrant/qdrant had 34,018 stars, license Apache-2.0, homepage qdrant.tech.

Compare Pinecone if you wanted a fully managed vector service with public $20/$50/$500 rows, Milvus if you wanted another OSS engine, and Supabase if you wanted Postgres instead.

Key Features

OSS plus Cloud: Self-host the Apache-2.0 engine, or run Free / Standard / Premium on Qdrant Cloud. Hybrid Cloud and Private Cloud stay on your infrastructure.
Free Cloud is a small node: FAQ says Free includes 1 GB RAM and 4 GB disk (page also lists 0.5 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 4 GB disk). Exceed that and upgrade to Standard.
Standard is usage-based: Dedicated resources, HA, backups, 99.5% SLA. Premium needs a minimum spend and adds SSO, private VPC links, 99.9% SLA.
Serverless is coming soon: The nav still says Qdrant Serverless (Coming soon). Do not sell it as shipped.

Use Cases

People who will stay on OSS or Cloud Free for prototypes.
People who will pay Standard for a dedicated cluster.
Enterprises that will talk to sales for Premium / Hybrid / Private.

Use the live pricing calculator.

Pricing

qdrant.tech/pricing on 2026-08-17.

Plan	Price	Notes from that page
OSS	$0	Apache-2.0. 34,018 stars. Self-host.
Cloud Free	Free forever	0.5 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 4 GB disk. Testing and prototypes.
Cloud Standard	Usage-based	Dedicated resources, HA, 99.5% SLA. Marketplace deploy.
Cloud Premium	Minimum spend	SSO, private VPC links, 99.9% SLA. Talk to engineers.
Hybrid / Private Cloud	Contact	Run on your infra or isolated/air-gapped setups.

If a leftover blog still points at qdrant.io with no Cloud tiers, treat this table as the source.

Getting Started

Open qdrant.tech/pricing and start on Free or OSS.
Confirm the calculator before you assume Standard is a $20 seat.
Confirm Pinecone if you wanted a public $20 Builder row.
Do not sell Serverless as GA.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the engine free?

Yes. OSS is Apache-2.0. Cloud also has a free forever node.

What is the official site?

qdrant.tech. GitHub homepage matches that.

Same as Pinecone?

No. Pinecone's public rows are Free / $20 / $50 min / $500 min. Qdrant Standard is usage-based.

Alternatives

Pinecone: Managed vector DB with a $20 Builder row.
Milvus: Another open vector database.
Supabase: Postgres BaaS, not a dedicated vector engine.

Tips

Quote OSS $0 / Cloud Free / Standard usage-based / Premium min spend.
Point website at qdrant.tech.
Confirm the calculator before you invent a Standard dollar.

Conclusion

Qdrant is an Apache-2.0 vector engine with a priced Cloud (Free, usage-based Standard, Premium min spend), not an unpriced modeling tool. Start at qdrant.tech/pricing, then decide whether Pinecone already covers the managed seat you need.