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Qdrant vs Convex

Rust-based vector DB — high performance, OSS, managed cloud
vs. The reactive database where queries are TypeScript code

Qdrant websiteConvex website

Pricing tiers

Qdrant

Free Forever
Single-node 0.5 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 4 GB disk. Free cloud inference models.
Free
Standard
Usage-based. Dedicated resources, flexible scaling. 99.5% SLA. Backups + DR. Free inference tokens.
$0 base (usage-based)
Self-Host (OSS)
Apache 2.0 licensed. Run for free.
$0 base (usage-based)
Hybrid Cloud (BYOC)
Run managed cluster on your infra. Data stays in your network.
Custom
Premium
Min spend required. SSO + private VPC links. 99.9% SLA. 24x7 enterprise support.
Custom
Private Cloud
Dedicated + isolated. Custom SLA. Large enterprise.
Custom
Qdrant website

Convex

Starter (Free)
Free with overage via usage-based billing. Great for prototypes.
Free
Professional
$25/developer/month. Overage: $2/M function calls. Daily backups, email support, custom domains.
$25/mo
Business / Enterprise
From $2,500/month. SAML/SSO, SLA, dedicated deployments, Slack Connect support.
$2500/mo
Convex website

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Qdrant vs starter on Convex.

MetricQdrantConvex
db storage gb0.5 GB
deployments40 deployments
egress gb month1 GB/month
file storage gb1 GB
function calls month1000000 calls/month
team members6 users

Features

Qdrant · 13 features

  • BYOC (Hybrid Cloud)Managed Qdrant in your cloud account.
  • Cloud InferenceHosted embedding models for free tokens.
  • Cluster MonitoringPrometheus metrics + health.
  • CollectionsTyped collections with named vectors + payload schema.
  • DistributedHorizontal sharding + Raft replication.
  • Hybrid SearchSparse + dense + keyword in one query.
  • Multi-VectorMultiple vectors per point (text + image, etc.).
  • Open SourceApache 2.0 licensed.
  • Payload FiltersRich filter DSL with indexed fields.
  • QuantizationScalar + product + binary for memory reduction.
  • RBACAPI-key scopes + roles.
  • Snapshots + RestoreBackup + DR primitives.
  • Sparse VectorsBM25 + SPLADE sparse embeddings natively.

Convex · 18 features

  • ActionsNon-deterministic functions for external I/O (fetch, AI APIs, email). Cannot rea
  • AuthenticationConvex Auth (built-in) or BYO provider (Clerk, Auth0, Kinde, WorkOS). ID tokens
  • Convex AgentsAI agent framework with durable memory, threads, tool use. Works with OpenAI / A
  • Convex AuthFirst-party auth library: passwords, magic links, OAuth, phone — stored in your
  • Convex ComponentsReusable backend modules (rate limiter, workflow, aggregate, action-retrier, etc
  • Cron JobsRecurring schedules defined in convex/crons.ts. UTC, cron-style patterns.
  • Durable WorkflowsLong-running multi-step workflows with retries and at-least-once guarantees.
  • Exception ReportingAuto-capture errors to Sentry, Axiom, Datadog.
  • File StorageUpload/download via storage API. Returns storage IDs referenced in documents.
  • Full-Text SearchBM25 search index on table fields. withSearchIndex query helper.
  • HTTP ActionsExpose public HTTP endpoints for webhooks, OAuth callbacks, third-party integrat
  • Log StreamsStream function logs to Axiom, Datadog, Sentry. Pro+.
  • MutationsTransactional write functions. All reads + writes in one mutation are ACID; conf
  • Preview DeploymentsEvery Git branch gets its own isolated deployment. Integrates with Vercel/Netlif
  • QueriesDeterministic read-only TS functions. Automatically cached and re-run when under
  • Real-Time SubscriptionsuseQuery auto-subscribes; server invalidates when data a query read changes. No
  • Schedulerschedule.after / schedule.at — enqueue functions to run later. Durable, survives
  • Vector SearchNative vector index on tables. withIndex + filter fields. Up to 4096 dims.

Developer interfaces

KindQdrantConvex
CLIConvex CLI
SDKgo-client, java-client, qdrant-client (py), qdrant-client (rust), qdrant-dotnet, @qdrant/js-client-restAndroid / Kotlin Client, iOS / Swift Client, JavaScript/TypeScript Client, Next.js Integration, Python Client, React Client (useQuery), Rust Client, Svelte Client, Vue Client
RESTQdrant REST APIDeploy / Dashboard API, HTTP Actions
MCPQdrant MCP
OTHERQdrant gRPCWebSocket Subscriptions
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