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Milvus vs Qdrant

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Vector Databases · verified 13 Aug 2026

MilvusZillizcurrent
QdrantQdrantcurrent
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SpecificationMilvusQdrant
SummaryBuilt for billions of vectors.The fastest of the purpose-built stores.
IndexHNSW, IVF, DiskANN, GPUHNSW
Hybrid searchYesYes
HostingSelf-host and managedSelf-host and managed
LicenceApache 2.0Apache 2.0
p50 latency~10ms4ms
CategoryVector DatabasesVector Databases
OfficialZillizQdrant

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Milvus

  • Distributed architecture with GPU index support
  • Heavier to operate than the alternatives

Best for very large corpora.

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Qdrant

  • Written in Rust; 10 to 25% faster than Weaviate or Milvus on common workloads
  • Strong filtering alongside vector search
  • Self-host or managed, same engine

Best for latency-sensitive retrieval.

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