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Milvus vs Qdrant
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| Fact | Milvus | Qdrant |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Rust |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 46k | 35k |
| Latest | v3.0.2 | v1.19.2 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 5 days between releases | about 31 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 61+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 41+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Pinecone. Alternatives to Pinecone →
Full replacementMilvusDistributed vector database for billions of vectors, or embedded as Milvus Lite.
Full replacementQdrantVector search with payload filtering, quantisation and hybrid search.
Milvus
- v2.6.252026-09-29milvus-2.6.25
- v3.0.22026-09-20milvus-3.0.2
- v2.6.242026-09-16milvus-2.6.24
- client/v3.0.02026-09-18> This is a stable release for Milvus 3.0. It is not guaranteed to be compatible with Milvus 2.6 servers.
- v3.0.12026-09-09milvus-3.0.1
Qdrant
- v1.19.22026-10-05- Don't rewrite full sparse posting list on every upsert, making sparse vector upserts significantly faster
- v1.19.12026-09-04- Speed up and saturate memory bandwidth in quantized scoring with prefetching
- v1.19.02026-08-05- TurboQuant 4-bit as a datatype of primary vector storage. Only store 4-bit quantized vectors and spare disk space on…
- v1.18.32026-07-17- Fix query errors when using shard keys while resharding
- v1.18.22026-06-04- Log slow operations during shard WAL recovery
Milvus
✓ signed The latest release, v3.0.2, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Qdrant
✓ signed The latest release, v1.19.2, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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