Qdrant

Vector Available Free tier

Vector search with payload filtering

Qdrant stores embeddings with JSON payloads and finds nearest neighbours fast, with filters applied during the search. Use the REST API or gRPC from Python, TypeScript, Go or Rust.

Retrieval for LLM apps
Semantic search
Recommendations

Create Qdrant Pricing Docs

curl · qdrant-7f3k.us-east.databasezy.com

Sample

$ POST /collections/docs/points/query
  {
    "query": [0.12, -0.08, 0.33, …],
    "filter": { "must": [{ "key": "lang", "match": { "value": "en" } }] },
    "limit": 3, "with_payload": ["title"]
  }

Sample result of the Qdrant query above
id	score	title
8,812	0.914	Rotating database credentials
1,207	0.887	TLS verification and the CA bundle
4,410	0.861	IP allow-lists

3 rows · 5.2 ms Illustrative data and timing

Features

Qdrant on Databasezy

Fast nearest neighbours

HNSW indexes return the closest vectors in milliseconds.
Filtered search

Payload filters apply inside the vector search, not as a slow post-filter.
REST and gRPC

Use the REST API over HTTPS or gRPC with the official Python, TypeScript, Rust and Go clients.
Data directory snapshots

Storage is copied to object storage on your plan's schedule. Snapshots through Qdrant's own API are planned.

Quick start

Connect to Qdrant

Hosts, ports and the CA bundle come from the portal or the CLI after you create an instance. Credentials are shown once and never stored by our control plane.

From the CLI

1. Create the instance

zb instances create --engine qdrant --name qdrant-7f3k --wait

2. Download the CA bundle

zb ca > databasezy-ca.pem

3. Print the endpoint

zb connect qdrant-7f3k --print

At a glance

Category: Vector
Versions: 1.19
Wire protocol: http · port 443
Extra ports: grpc 443 (qdrant-7f3k-grpc.us-east.databasezy.com)
Runtime: Single-node adapter (qdrant/qdrant)
Backup: Qdrant collection snapshots to object storage
Pause: Scale to zero
Free tier: Yes
Licence: Apache-2.0

Connection strings and drivers

Endpoint

https://qdrant-7f3k.us-east.databasezy.com:443  (TLS; API key)

HTTP

curl -H "api-key: <api-key>" https://qdrant-7f3k.us-east.databasezy.com:443/collections

Python (qdrant-client)

from qdrant_client import QdrantClient

client = QdrantClient(url="https://qdrant-7f3k.us-east.databasezy.com:443", api_key="<api-key>")
print(client.get_collections())

gRPC

qdrant-7f3k-grpc.us-east.databasezy.com:443  (TLS, HTTP/2)

Deployment

Choose where it runs

Placement is chosen per database, so a regulated workload and a side project can live in the same organisation.

Standard hosting

Shared cells with namespace isolation, default-deny network policy and an IP allow-list. Available from the free plan up.
- Usage-based compute, billed per running hour
- Spend cap to stop surprises
Secure hosting (HIPAA)

This database runs on dedicated nodes in a separate HIPAA cell, under a signed Business Associate Agreement. Available on Team and Enterprise.
- $0.10 per instance-hour on top of compute
- How secure hosting works
From the CLI or API

Script instances in CI with the zb CLI or the REST API. Pick the placement per instance.
secure placement
```
zb instances create --engine qdrant --placement secure --wait
```

Plans

Qdrant on each plan

Usage-based pricing with a spend cap: you pay a plan fee plus what your instances use.

Free tier

Yes. One f0 instance with a shared vCPU (bursts to 1), 512 MiB of memory and a 500 MB database, no card required. It sleeps after 15 minutes idle and wakes on connect.

Sizes

From s0 (0.25 vCPU, 1 GiB) at $10/mo up to xl32 (32 vCPU, 128 GiB). Resize without changing the connection string.

All sizes and prices

Backups

Qdrant collection snapshots to object storage. Snapshots only: point-in-time recovery is not available for this engine.

Migrate

Migrate to Qdrant from

Copy a database in with a connection string, a file upload or the CLI. Preflight checks the source first and verification compares the copy.

Documentation

Qdrant docs

Qdrant questions

Which Qdrant versions can I run?

1.19 today. Minor and patch updates are applied in your maintenance window after a pre-change backup.

Which extensions, modules or plugins are available?

We run the open-source Qdrant server as a single node. Bring your own embeddings; the server does not generate vectors.

How are backups handled?

Backups use Qdrant collection snapshots to object storage. Paid plans run scheduled backups (Solo: daily, 7-day retention; Team: daily, 14-day retention); the free plan keeps one manual snapshot. Qdrant does not support point-in-time recovery; you restore from the most recent snapshot into a new instance.

Is the connection encrypted?

Always. The gateway terminates TLS (1.3 where your client supports it, 1.2 at minimum) and re-encrypts traffic to the database. Plain-text connections are refused. Verify the server with our CA bundle from the portal or zb ca, and restrict access further with the IP allow-list included on every plan.

Can I pause it when I'm not using it?

Yes. Free instances sleep after 15 minutes without connections and wake on the next one; after 7 idle days they are archived with the disk kept. On paid plans you pause on demand or on a schedule. A paused instance bills storage and backups but no compute, and wakes in 10 to 40 seconds.

What are the limits?

The free plan runs one f0 instance with a shared vCPU (bursts to 1), 512 MiB of memory, 20 connections and a 500 MB database. Paid sizes run from s0 (0.25 vCPU, 1 GiB, 60 connections, $10/mo) to xl32 (32 vCPU, 128 GiB, 5,000 connections), with up to 16 TB of disk.

What you get on each plan

Plan features as they apply to Qdrant.

Qdrant features by plan
Feature	Free	Solo	Team	Enterprise
Qdrant on this plan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Plan fee	$0/mo	$25/mo	$599/mo	Custom
Largest size	f0	xl32	xl32	xl32
Included per instance	500 MB	8 GB	8 GB	Negotiated
Max disk per instance	1 GB	1 TB	16 TB	16 TB
Scheduled backups	1 manual snapshot	Daily, 7-day retention	Daily, 14-day retention	Hourly, 35-day retention · cross-region copy · immutable
Point-in-time recovery	Not available for this engine	Not available for this engine	Not available for this engine	Not available for this engine
Pause	Sleeps after 15 min idle, wakes on connect	On demand or on a schedule	On demand or on a schedule	On demand or on a schedule
Secure hosting (HIPAA)	—	—	Available with a BAA	Available with a BAA
Support	Community	Email	Priority	24x7 dedicated
Uptime SLA	—	—	99.9%	99.95%

Start with Qdrant today

The free plan needs no card. Upgrade when you need more, and keep the same endpoint.

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Sample query

Qdrant on Databasezy

Fast nearest neighbours

Filtered search

REST and gRPC

Data directory snapshots