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Ollama vs qdrant-client
Ollama has 181,184 GitHub stars, 17,921 forks, 3,957 open issues and last shipped yesterday. qdrant-client has 1,357 stars, 303 forks, 191 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Ollama leads on adoption by 13,252% (181,184 vs 1,357 stars). Ollama is written in Go under MIT; qdrant-client is written in Python under Apache-2.0. Ollama has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, qdrant-client 22%. Ollama was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Ollama | qdrant-client | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 181K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 18K | ⑂ 303 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ollama if
- You weight community size — 181K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick qdrant-client if
- You want the qdrant-client feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and qdrant-client fits your workflow better
About Ollama
Ollama is a Go based, MIT licensed runtime that downloads and runs open source large language models such as DeepSeek, Qwen, Gemma, GLM, MiniMax and gpt oss locally on a user's own machine, and it is aimed at developers and teams that want model inference without routing prompts through a hosted API.
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About qdrant-client
Python Client library for the Qdrant vector search engine. Python Qdrant Client Client library and SDK for the Qdrant vector search engine. Library contains type definitions for all Qdrant API and allows to make both Sync and Async requests. Client allows calls for all Qdrant API methods directly. It also provides some additional helper methods for frequently required operations, e.g. initial collection uploading. See QuickStart for more details! Installation Features Type hints for all API methods Local mode use same API without running server REST and gRPC support Minimal dependencies Extensive Test Coverage Lo…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ollama or qdrant-client more popular?
Ollama has 181,184 GitHub stars and qdrant-client has 1,357. Ollama has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ollama and qdrant-client free?
Both are open source. Ollama is licensed under MIT and qdrant-client under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ollama and qdrant-client?
Ollama is written in Go and qdrant-client in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Ollama or qdrant-client?
Choose Ollama if you want the larger community (181,184 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose qdrant-client if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.