Qdrant, a Berlin-based open-source vector search engine, offers scalable similarity search for high-dimensional vectors
HQ
Germany
Founded
2021
Employees
97
Qdrant is an open-source vector search engine and database designed to provide fast and scalable vector similarity search services. It is written in Rust, ensuring high performance and reliability even when processing billions of vectors. Qdrant deploys as an API service, enabling users to search for the nearest high-dimensional vectors efficiently.
Qdrant offers a range of features that make it a powerful tool for AI applications. It supports the native embedding of text, image, and sparse vectors, making it versatile for various types of data. The platform is cloud-native, providing scalability and high availability with enterprise-grade managed cloud services. It also offers vertical and horizontal scaling with zero-downtime upgrades, ensuring continuous operation.
One of the standout features of Qdrant is its ease of use and simple deployment. It can be quickly deployed in any environment using Docker, and its lean API allows for easy integration, making it ideal for local testing and development. The platform also provides cost efficiency with built-in compression options, dramatically reducing memory usage and allowing data to be offloaded to disk.
Qdrant turns embeddings or neural network encoders into full-fledged applications for matching, searching, recommending, and more. It is particularly useful for advanced search capabilities, recommendation systems, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), data analysis, anomaly detection, and AI agents. Qdrant’s advanced search capabilities enable nuanced similarity searches and understanding semantics in depth, making it suitable for a wide range of industries including e-commerce, legal tech, and hospitality.
Qdrant is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. The company was founded in 2021 and has rapidly grown to a team of 97 employees.
Qdrant is committed to advancing AI technology through its open-source vector search engine. The platform is designed to handle high-dimensional vectors for performance and massive-scale AI applications. Qdrant powers thousands of top AI solutions and has garnered a strong community following with over 25.2k stars on GitHub.
Qdrant is trusted by leading companies such as Hubspot, Bayer, CB Insights, Bosch, and Cognizant. It integrates with all leading embeddings and frameworks, making it a versatile choice for various AI applications.
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