Qdrant: Vector Database for the next generation of AI applications(github.com)
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Qdrant: Vector Database for the next generation of AI applications
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Qdrant is *far* better than pinecone.
There's really no comparison.
How is it compare to weaviate which is also oss?
Weaviate is part of the Go ecosystem and has more built around it, e.g., you can configure it so that it will automatically call openai to do vector embeddings for you. Qdrant is part of the Rust ecosystem, and is more focused on the core problem of being a highly efficient (both in time and space) scalable vector database, but with extensive highly integrated support for queries that combine a vector with a query about the payload (basically a JSON object). They both seem like really amazing projects to me. Both are very liberally licensed open source and have a complementary cloud hosted option.
Which is better for you might come down to Go versus Rust, and also whether you want something that feels more like a complete solution (Weaviate), or something that is more focused (Qdrant).
Which is better for you might come down to Go versus Rust, and also whether you want something that feels more like a complete solution (Weaviate), or something that is more focused (Qdrant).
Like this https://qdrant.tech/benchmarks/
Are vector databases (mostly) commodities ? Do they have a winner takes all property (Pinecone seems more popular at the moment?
Everytime I see pinecone I'm immediately put off by it since it's so heavily focused on "use the cloud" and "make an account".
I don't want another account, I don't want to have to be connected to the internet, and I don't even really want multiple files to be generated on disk.
Simple is better and offline is better, which is why SQLite and DuckDB reign supreme.
So, no Pinecone is not a very good DB from what I can tell.
Simple is better and offline is better, which is why SQLite and DuckDB reign supreme.
So, no Pinecone is not a very good DB from what I can tell.
I agree -- I listened to a 2022 podcast interview with the cofounder of Pinecone and he seems very dismissive of what open source can bring to vector database. I found that annoying and off putting. The open source vector database ecosystem is really impressive right now!
But is isn’t open source.
How is it compared to MyScale DB? It also seems to be the next-gen AI database.
My overall impression of Qdrant is that it's clean and uncluttered compared to other options, development is very open, and the devs are technically very capable. The docs are clear and to the point, without a bunch of extra nonsense getting in the way. It's also easy to try out for free via their hosted cloud.