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Qdrant vs Vespa comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Qdrant
Ranking in Open Source Databases
11th
Ranking in Vector Databases
4th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.8
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
AI Data Analysis (17th)
Vespa
Ranking in Open Source Databases
19th
Ranking in Vector Databases
19th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of Qdrant is 4.2%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Vespa is 1.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Qdrant4.2%
Vespa1.5%
Other94.3%
Open Source Databases
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2811174 - PeerSpot reviewer
AI Developer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Vector search has transformed support workflows and drives faster, more accurate responses
Qdrant can be improved in several ways. A dashboard or UI for re-indexing large collections without downtime and performance degradation would be valuable. The ecosystem around managed backups and cross-region replication could be more seamless for global deployments. Built-in analytics or observability tooling, such as a query performance dashboard and index health monitor, would reduce reliance on external tools. Tighter integration with popular orchestration frameworks like LangChain and LlamaIndex out of the box and more intuitive documentation would be very helpful. Developers need parameters for advanced fine-tuning, such as HNSW settings, and documentation could be clearer. For people without much experience in AI frameworks or vector databases, easier documentation would be helpful. At least the setup part could be simpler. These are some negatives I am observing.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Insurance Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Qdrant?
Using Qdrant is free. We house it and have a VM where we just installed it on the VM.
What needs improvement with Qdrant?
I should check if real-time data updates in Qdrant have helped improve my models, as I don't even know they have that feature. A lot of our work is agentic right now, and we have also segmented the...
What is your primary use case for Qdrant?
My primary use cases for Qdrant are legal and educational.
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