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Ninox vs Qdrant

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Ninox

Software

The database for teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Qdrant logo

Qdrant

Software

High-performance vector database for similarity search and embedding-based retrieval

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Qdrant has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Ninox paid plans are priced per user starting around 25 euros per month, and offline desktop and mobile access is limited to the higher Business and Enterprise tiers; Qdrant free tier extremely limited (0.5 vCPU, 1GB RAM, 4GB disk); suitable only for experiments

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ninox and Qdrant actually diverge.

Attributes where Ninox and Qdrant differ
AttributeNinoxQdrant
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebCloud (AWS, GCP, Azure), Kubernetes, Self-hosted, Edge (beta), Serverless (coming)

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Ninox

No use cases recorded yet. See the Ninox review.

Qdrant

  • Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) backends for LLM applicationsnot Ninox
  • Semantic search across large document corporanot Ninox
  • Multimodal retrieval (text, images, video) for recommendation systemsnot Ninox
  • Similarity-based product or content recommendationsnot Ninox
  • Real-time vector indexing for streaming embedding datanot Ninox

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Ninox

  • Paid plans are priced per user starting around 25 euros per month, and offline desktop and mobile access is limited to the higher Business and Enterprise tiers

Qdrant

  • Free tier extremely limited (0.5 vCPU, 1GB RAM, 4GB disk); suitable only for experiments
  • Standard and Premium pricing usage-based; specific costs not published; requires calculator or quote
  • Requires understanding of embeddings and vector search concepts; not suitable for SQL-only teams
  • Early-stage serverless offering (coming soon) suggests maturity gaps in that deployment model

Pricing, plan by plan

Ninox

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Ninox review.

Qdrant

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Single-node cluster
    • 0.5 vCPU
    • 1GB RAM
  • Standard$null/usage-based
    • Dedicated resources
    • Flexible scaling
    • High availability
  • Premium$null/minimum spend
    • SSO and SAML
    • Private VPC links
    • 99.9% uptime SLA

Which should you pick?

Choose Ninox if

Nothing in the data separates Ninox from Qdrant on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Ninox review

Choose Qdrant if

  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure), Kubernetes, Self-hosted, Edge (beta), Serverless (coming).
Qdrant review

Questions people ask

Is Ninox or Qdrant better?
Neither clearly leads. Ninox starts at On request and Qdrant at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ninox or Qdrant?
Qdrant has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Ninox and Free for Qdrant.
Does Ninox or Qdrant run on more platforms?
Ninox runs on Web. Qdrant runs on Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure), Kubernetes, Self-hosted, Edge (beta), Serverless (coming).
Can I use Qdrant for free?
Yes. Qdrant has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Ninox starts at On request.
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