# Qdrant — Open-source vector database with managed, hybrid, and private-cloud deployment choices. > Source: The Agents Index — https://theagentsindex.com/qdrant (structured, researched, re-verified) Qdrant is an open-source vector database for storing, indexing, and searching high-dimensional vectors in semantic search, RAG, recommendation, and AI applications. It is offered as self-hosted software and as managed, hybrid, or private cloud deployments. **Best for:** Teams testing vector-search prototypes before production rollout | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Website | https://qdrant.tech/ | | Category | Vector databases | | Open source | Yes | | Price | Free | | Price checked | 1 November 2026 | | MCP server | Yes | | API | Not stated | | Self-host | Yes | | Facts | 19 facts from 14 sources | | Facts checked | 29 October 2026 | Screenshot of Qdrant: https://theagentsindex.com/img/1920/screenshots/qdrant.webp, captured 1 November 2026 **What we checked** - Pages last read: 1 November 2026 - Facts checked: 19 facts (From 14 sources, read 29 October 2026) - AI answers: Named in 1 of 151 (Our October check) ## What we checked on Qdrant ### Which models it runs on **Model choice** · Yes — Cloud Inference offers Qdrant-hosted models and lets customers access embedding models through external providers. > Qdrant Managed Cloud allows you to use inference directly in the cloud ... or use externally hosted models. > — https://qdrant.tech/documentation/cloud/inference/ · Inference in Qdrant Managed Cloud, opening overview, checked 29 October 2026 ### Whose machine it runs on **Self-hosted** · Yes — Qdrant documents self-hosted deployments and also offers fully air-gapped Private Cloud on customer Kubernetes infrastructure. > Qdrant Private Cloud allows you to manage Qdrant database clusters in any Kubernetes cluster on any infrastructure. > — https://qdrant.tech/documentation/private-cloud/ · Qdrant Private Cloud, opening overview, checked 29 October 2026 **Open source** · Yes — Qdrant publishes its vector database source publicly in the official qdrant/qdrant repository. > Qdrant - High-performance, massive-scale Vector Database and Vector Search Engine for the next generation of AI. > — https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant · Repository header, checked 29 October 2026 **Licence** · Yes — The public Qdrant server repository is released under Apache License 2.0 for organizational use. > License: Apache License 2.0 > — https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant · Repository header, license field, checked 29 October 2026 **Open-source runtime** · Yes — The server can run locally as a container and self-hosted deployments support Docker, Kubernetes, or binaries. > Install Qdrant via Docker, Kubernetes, or binary on Linux, macOS, or Windows. > — https://qdrant.tech/documentation/deploy-intro/ · Deploy Qdrant, Self-Hosted, checked 29 October 2026 **Runs in your cloud** · Partly — Hybrid Cloud runs Qdrant in a customer's Kubernetes cluster but is available only with Enterprise access. > Qdrant Hybrid Cloud is available as part of our Enterprise plan. > — https://qdrant.tech/documentation/hybrid-cloud/ · Qdrant Hybrid Cloud, Getting Access to Hybrid Cloud, checked 29 October 2026 ### Building with it **SDK languages** · Yes — Official SDKs are available for Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, C#, and Rust applications. > Qdrant supports these "official" clients. > — https://qdrant.tech/documentation/interfaces/ · Interfaces, Client Libraries table, checked 29 October 2026 ### What it costs to run **How it meters** · Yes — Standard Cloud pricing is usage-based, billing compute, memory, storage, backups, and paid inference token consumption hourly. > Billing is calculated based on actual resource usage during the billing period. > — https://qdrant.tech/pricing/ · Pricing FAQ, How Is Billing Calculated Month-to-Month?, checked 29 October 2026 **Free tier** · Yes — The managed Free Tier is free forever and does not require a credit card. > Free forever (No credit card required) > — https://qdrant.tech/pricing/ · Managed pricing cards, Free Tier, checked 29 October 2026 **MCP server** · Yes — Qdrant publishes an official MCP server that lets compatible agents store and retrieve semantic memories. > An official Model Context Protocol server for keeping and retrieving memories in the Qdrant vector search engine. > — https://github.com/qdrant/mcp-server-qdrant · README, Overview, checked 29 October 2026 **Bring your own key** · Yes — Cloud Inference can call external embedding providers using the customer's own provider API key. > To use an external provider's embedding model, you need an API key from that provider. > — https://qdrant.tech/documentation/cloud/inference/ · Inference in Qdrant Managed Cloud, Billing for External Models, checked 29 October 2026 ### Buying it for a team **A company can buy it** · Yes — Organizations can use shared Cloud accounts, invite users, set permissions, and associate accounts with a company. > For each account, you can decide which users get access, set their specific permissions, and invite them directly. > — https://qdrant.tech/documentation/cloud-account-setup/ · Setting up a Qdrant Cloud Account, Creating Additional Accounts, checked 29 October 2026 **Admin controls** · Yes — Cloud administrators can set granular permissions across billing, identity, clusters, Hybrid Cloud, and account configuration. > Qdrant Cloud enables you to manage granular permissions for your cloud resources within the Qdrant Cloud console. > — https://qdrant.tech/documentation/cloud-rbac/ · Cloud RBAC, About Cloud RBAC, checked 29 October 2026 **Audit log** · Yes — Qdrant supports audit logging for compliance; Cloud enables the documented security features by default. > Qdrant supports API key authentication ... and audit logging for compliance. On Qdrant Cloud, these features are enabled by default. > — https://qdrant.tech/documentation/security/ · Security & Access Control, opening overview, checked 29 October 2026 **Single sign-on** · Partly — Enterprise SSO supports listed identity providers but is included only for Qdrant Cloud Premium Tier customers. > Qdrant Cloud supports enterprise single sign-on (SSO) for Premium Tier customers. > — https://qdrant.tech/documentation/cloud-account-setup/ · Setting up a Qdrant Cloud Account, Enterprise Single-Sign-On, checked 29 October 2026 ### What happens to your code **Opt out of training** · Yes — Cloud policy bars Qdrant's own-business use of uploaded data except support, anonymized aggregation, or written permission. > we will not use for our own business purposes any data ... you provide, submit or upload to the Qdrant Cloud Service unless > — https://cloud.qdrant.io/privacy-policy · Privacy Policy, 5.2.2 Use of the Qdrant Cloud Service, checked 29 October 2026 **Data residency** · Partly — Inference runs in the EU for EU clusters and the US elsewhere; Hybrid keeps user data customer-controlled. > Inference is executed within the EU for Qdrant clusters in EU regions and in the US for Qdrant clusters in all other regions. > — https://qdrant.tech/documentation/cloud/inference/ · Inference in Qdrant Managed Cloud, regional execution notice, checked 29 October 2026 **Getting out** · Yes — Collections can be archived as downloadable snapshot files containing their data and configuration for migration. > Snapshots are `tar` archive files that contain data and configuration of a specific collection on a specific node at a specific time. > — https://qdrant.tech/documentation/snapshots/ · Snapshots, opening definition, checked 29 October 2026 **Certifications** · Yes — Qdrant states that its systems and processes hold SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA certifications. > We are both SOC2 Type 2 and HIPAA certified, ensuring that our systems and processes meet rigorous security criteria. > — https://qdrant.tech/documentation/cloud-security/ · Qdrant Cloud Security, Compliance and Certifications, checked 29 October 2026 ## Qdrant price and terms **Terms** - Free plan: Yes — Free Tier: single node cluster with 0.5 vCPU / 1GB RAM / 4 GB disk, free cloud inference with selected models, free forever and no credit card required; no uptime SLA, no backup and disaster recovery and no scaling, and exceeding 1GB RAM / 4GB disk requires upgrading to the Standard Tier. **What needs a higher plan** - Hybrid Cloud: Runs in your cloud - Premium: Single sign-on ## For AI agents - MCP server: Yes Pricing page as we captured it: https://theagentsindex.com/img/1920/screenshots/qdrant/pricing.webp, captured 1 November 2026 Read on its pricing page, 1 November 2026. ## Qdrant alternatives - [Pinecone](https://theagentsindex.com/pinecone) · Free plan, then $20 a month: Managed vector and knowledge platform with retrieval, grounded RAG, and customer-cloud deployment. It publishes a price. [1 alternative](https://theagentsindex.com/qdrant/alternatives/) ## Questions about Qdrant ### How much does Qdrant cost? Qdrant is free to use. From its own pages, checked 1 November 2026. ### Does Qdrant have an API or an MCP server? It has an MCP server. ### Is Qdrant open source, and can you host it yourself? It is open source. You can host it yourself. ### What have we checked on Qdrant? 19 facts, under these headings: Which models it runs on, whose machine it runs on, building with it, what it costs to run, buying it for a team, what happens to your code. ### How do we check Qdrant? We hold 19 facts on Qdrant, quoted from 14 pages. Facts last checked 29 October 2026. Price last checked 1 November 2026. How we check every listing: https://theagentsindex.com/methodology/ ## Sources and changes Last changed 1 November 2026 **Sources** (14) - https://qdrant.tech/documentation/cloud/inference/, read 29 October 2026 - https://qdrant.tech/documentation/cloud-account-setup/, read 29 October 2026 - https://qdrant.tech/pricing/, read 29 October 2026 - https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant, read 29 October 2026 - https://qdrant.tech/documentation/cloud-rbac/, read 29 October 2026 - https://qdrant.tech/documentation/cloud-security/, read 29 October 2026 - https://qdrant.tech/documentation/deploy-intro/, read 29 October 2026 - https://qdrant.tech/documentation/hybrid-cloud/, read 29 October 2026 - https://qdrant.tech/documentation/interfaces/, read 29 October 2026 - https://qdrant.tech/documentation/private-cloud/, read 29 October 2026 - https://qdrant.tech/documentation/security/, read 29 October 2026 - https://qdrant.tech/documentation/snapshots/, read 29 October 2026 - https://cloud.qdrant.io/privacy-policy, read 29 October 2026 - https://github.com/qdrant/mcp-server-qdrant, read 29 October 2026 ## Is this yours? 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