# CrateDB vs Qdrant Comparison

| | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 85 | 12 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (55.0% of reviews) | Small-Business (58.3% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Free | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### CrateDB

Pros:
- Ease of Use (12 reviews)
- SQL Usage (11 reviews)

Cons:
- Lack of Features (5 reviews)
- Software Limitations (4 reviews)

### Qdrant

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (62 reviews) | 8.5 (11 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (65 reviews) | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.9 (49 reviews) | 9.2 (11 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.9 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.1 (56 reviews) | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.3 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.7 (64 reviews) | 10.0 (11 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### CrateDB

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: OSS

Price: Free

Description: Free and open source. Built for real world experimentation and development.

Key Features:
- https://cratedb.com/pricing/oss

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/cratedb/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Qdrant

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Document Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CrateDB** | 9.4/10 | 9 |
| **Qdrant** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Management

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | 9.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Types** | 9.6 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Built - In Search** | 9.4 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Event Triggers** | 9.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Auto Recovery** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | 8.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Performance

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Query Optimization** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | 9.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Support

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | 9.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | 9.4 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **BI Connectors** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Columnar Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CrateDB** | 9.2/10 | 9 |
| **Qdrant** | N/A | N/A |

#### Storage

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Types** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | 9.8 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Auto Recovery** | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | 9.7 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Performance

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | 8.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | 7.5 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Support

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | 9.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Vector Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CrateDB** | 8.6/10 | 15 |
| **Qdrant** | 9.0/10 | 10 |

#### Data Indexing

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Semantic Search** | 8.9 (15 reviews) | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 
| **Indexing Data** | 8.8 (15 reviews) | 9.5 (10 reviews) | 

#### Filters

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Accurate Search** | 8.6 (15 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 
| **Single Stage Filtering - Vector Database** | 8.3 (15 reviews) | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 

### Real-time Analytic Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CrateDB** | 8.6/10 | 20 |
| **Qdrant** | N/A | N/A |

#### Query latency

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lower query latency** | 8.9 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous queries** | 8.6 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Data latency

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lower data latency** | 8.6 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data pipeline performance** | 8.5 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Connectors

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Faster ingestion** | 8.5 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Built-in connectors** | 8.8 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Scale

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Linearly scalable database** | 9.0 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Storage management** | 8.2 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Architecture

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data security** | 8.7 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Lockless architecture** | 8.6 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### AI Search &amp; Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CrateDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **Qdrant** | N/A | N/A |

#### Retrieval intelligence - AI Search &amp; Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Advanced relevance tuning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query understanding &amp; expansion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multistage retrieval &amp; re-ranking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Context-aware &amp; personalized search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Embedding &amp; model management - AI Search &amp; Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Embedding versioning &amp; lifecycle management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multimodal search support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Pluggable embedding &amp; LLM providers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### LLM retrieval &amp; RAG optimization - AI Search &amp; Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Retrieval pipeline orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **LLM-aware retrieval optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Hybrid retrieval strategy optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data Enrichment &amp; Index Intelligence - AI Search &amp; Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Incremental &amp; streaming index updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Built-in data enrichment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security &amp; governance - AI Search &amp; Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Fine-grained access controls** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data residency &amp; retention policies** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit logs &amp; retrieval traceability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Operations, observability &amp; reliability - AI Search &amp; Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Search analytics &amp; relevance debugging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **High availability &amp; disaster recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Database as a Service (DBaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CrateDB** | 7.9/10 | 7 |
| **Qdrant** | N/A | N/A |

#### Configuration

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Application Performance** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Orchestration** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Database Monitoring** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | 8.1 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Network Security** | 7.8 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Database Administration

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Provisioning** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Governance** | 7.8 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Auditing** | 7.5 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Backup** | 8.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Archiving** | 7.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Indexing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Masking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Anonymization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data Management

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Advanced Data Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### NoSQL Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CrateDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **Qdrant** | N/A | N/A |

#### Database Features

| Feature | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Vector Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vector-database)

**Unique to CrateDB (5):** [Real-time Analytic Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/real-time-analytic-database), [Time Series Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-databases), [Columnar Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/columnar-databases), [Document Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/document-databases), [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas)

**Unique to Qdrant (1):** [ AI Search &amp; Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-search-retrieval-infrastructure-platforms)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | CrateDB | Qdrant | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 55.0% | 58.3% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 32.5% | 33.3% | 
| **Enterprise** | 12.5% | 8.3% | 

### By Industry

#### CrateDB

- **Computer Software:** 28.7%
- **Consulting:** 15.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 12.5%
- **Financial Services:** 5.0%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.8%
- **Computer &amp; Network Security:** 3.8%
- **Program Development:** 3.8%
- **Insurance:** 2.5%
- **Leisure, Travel &amp; Tourism:** 2.5%
- **Automotive:** 2.5%
- **Other:** 20.0%

#### Qdrant

- **Manufacturing:** 16.7%
- **E-Learning:** 16.7%
- **Computer &amp; Network Security:** 16.7%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 8.3%
- **Market Research:** 8.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 8.3%
- **Hospitality:** 8.3%
- **Computer Software:** 8.3%
- **Business Supplies and Equipment:** 8.3%

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## Top Discussions

### CrateDB

No discussions available for this product.

### Qdrant

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/cratedb-vs-qdrant)

