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Qdrant vs Typesense
Qdrant has 34,650 GitHub stars, 2,682 forks, 704 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Typesense has 26,569 stars, 974 forks, 879 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Qdrant leads on adoption by 30% (34,650 vs 26,569 stars). Qdrant is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; Typesense is written in C++ under GPL-3.0. Qdrant has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Typesense 4%. Qdrant 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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| Qdrant | Typesense | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 35K | ★ 27K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Rust | C++ |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 974 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Qdrant if
- You weight community size — 35K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Typesense if
- You want the Typesense feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You evaluated both and Typesense fits your workflow better
About Qdrant
Qdrant is a vector similarity search engine and database built in Rust, designed for production use in AI applications. It stores, manages, and retrieves high dimensional vectors alongside associated metadata (payloads), supporting fast nearest neighbor search with filtering. It solves the problem of efficiently performing semantic or neural based matching at scale—such as finding similar images, recommending content, or powering retrieval augmented generation (RAG)—by replacing slow or inflexible brute force or index based approaches with a purpose built engine optimized for vector operations.…
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About Typesense
Typesense is an open source, C++ built search engine released under the GPL 3.0 licence that provides typo tolerant, low latency full text search for developers and teams who want an Algolia alternative they host and control themselves.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Qdrant or Typesense more popular?
Qdrant has 34,650 GitHub stars and Typesense has 26,569. Qdrant has the larger community by that measure.
Are Qdrant and Typesense free?
Both are open source. Qdrant is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Typesense under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Qdrant and Typesense?
Qdrant is written in Rust and Typesense in C++. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Qdrant or Typesense?
Choose Qdrant if you want the larger community (34,650 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Typesense if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.