Weaviate vs Qdrant

Two strong open-source vector DBs with different design tradeoffs.

Both are production-ready open source. Weaviate leans toward rich features and hybrid search; Qdrant leans toward raw performance and filtering.

At a glance

You want batteries-included (hybrid search, embeddings modules).

You want max speed and tight filtering, will bring your own embedding pipeline.

Weaviate when you want an opinionated system. Qdrant when you want a performance primitive you build around.