by Qdrant Solutions · founded 2021 · updated Sep 2026
Qdrant is a high-performance, Rust-based vector database known for speed, aggressive quantization options and a generous free tier. Popular with performance-sensitive teams and self-hosters who want simple APIs and low resource footprints.
＋Production use at Tripadvisor, HubSpot, OpenTable, Bazaarvoice and Bosch
Limitations
－Smaller managed-cloud track record than Pinecone
－Fewer built-in embedding integrations than Weaviate modules
－Enterprise features newer than incumbents
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Apache-2.0 licensed with 21K+ GitHub stars· re-check
GitHub repository
Sep 2025
Binary quantization delivers up to 40x memory reduction· re-check
Qdrant benchmarks
Feb 2025
1GB free cloud cluster with no credit card; standard Cloud tiers run $30-200/mo on hourly billing, Premium adds 99.9% SLA and SSO, Hybrid Cloud is custom-priced
Raised a $50M Series B on March 12, 2026, led by AVP with Bosch Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Spark Capital and 42CAP participating, to build out composable, agent-native vector search
Qdrant closes $50M Series B to push vector search into agent-native territory
Qdrant raised a $50 million Series B led by AVP, with Bosch Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Spark Capital and 42CAP joining, to build what it calls composable, agent-native vector search — retrieval built for agents to query autonomously rather than a human writing the search. The round follows production wins at Tripadvisor, HubSpot, OpenTable, Bazaarvoice and Bosch. It's a smaller number than the checks flowing to frontier labs, but a sign vector infrastructure is still raising well as retrieval remains the backbone under most production RAG and agent systems.
Vector database market bifurcates: managed convenience vs. open performance
Funding and adoption data show Pinecone consolidating compliance-sensitive enterprise workloads while Qdrant and Weaviate grow fastest among self-hosting startups. Choose by ops capacity, not hype.