Pyyan / Compare / Atlas Vector Search vs Qdrant
Vector Databases · verified 13 Aug 2026
| Specification | Atlas Vector Search | Qdrant |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | Vectors beside the documents they came from. | The fastest of the purpose-built stores. |
| Index | HNSW | HNSW |
| Hybrid search | Yes | Yes |
| Hosting | Managed | Self-host and managed |
| Licence | Proprietary | Apache 2.0 |
| p50 latency | ~20ms | 4ms |
| Category | Vector Databases | Vector Databases |
| Official | MongoDB ↗ | Qdrant ↗ |
Highlighted rows are where these differ.
Best for teams already on MongoDB.
Best for latency-sensitive retrieval.