AI Platform · Alemanha (DE)
Qdrant
Open-source vector database for AI applications, written in Rust.
The switch
Pinecone→Qdrantalso replaces Weaviate Cloud (US), Weaviate
About
Qdrant powers vector similarity search and semantic search for AI/LLM products. EU-hosted cloud option and fully self-hostable.
Why we recommend it
- Open source (Apache-2.0)
- EU cloud region
- HNSW + filtered search
EU vs USA
Qdrant vs Pinecone
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Qdrant
🇺🇸 Pinecone
Headquarters
Berlin
United States
Jurisdiction
Germany / EU
United States (US CLOUD Act)
Data location
EU (Frankfurt) or self-host
United States
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Private (Qdrant Solutions GmbH)
US Corporation
Founded
2021
0
Compare head-to-head
Qdrant vs the US incumbents
Pinecone vs Qdrant
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Weaviate Cloud (US) vs Qdrant
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Weaviate vs Qdrant
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