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This calculator vs. Qdrant's own pricing page
Two different jobs: Qdrant's pricing page documents Qdrant's own plans -- self-hosted, Qdrant Cloud, and hybrid -- and how Qdrant bills for its own service. This page estimates the storage footprint of one workload and prices it identically across Qdrant and other vector database providers, side by side, using the rates you paste in.
What each tool is for
Qdrant's pricing page is Qdrant's own documentation of its plans -- including the option to self-host for infrastructure cost alone, or run Qdrant Cloud on a usage-based tier -- and how those units are billed for Qdrant specifically. It answers "what would this workload cost on Qdrant" for Qdrant alone, using Qdrant's own current numbers. Qdrant's own site is not reachable from this session to confirm today's specific plan names, unit prices, or free-tier limits, so no dollar figure for Qdrant appears anywhere on this page — only its well-documented identity and category are stated here.
This calculator does a different, narrower job: it does not describe any single vendor's plan structure. You type in your vector count, embedding dimension, and any per-vector metadata size once; it computes the resulting storage footprint in gigabytes, including an index-overhead multiplier you set yourself rather than one this tool assumes on your behalf. You then paste in the storage and query rates quoted by up to three providers — Qdrant included, if you want it in the comparison — and it totals a monthly estimate for each, ranked cheapest first. It runs free in any browser, keeps no account, and nothing you type is uploaded.
| Question | Where to answer it |
|---|---|
| I already know I'm using Qdrant and want its documented plan names, unit prices, and free-tier limits, self-hosted or Cloud. | Qdrant's own pricing page. |
| I want to know what my specific index (vector count, dimension, metadata) actually weighs in gigabytes before pricing anything. | This calculator's storage estimator. |
| I'm deciding between Qdrant and one or two other providers and want the same workload priced identically across all of them. | This calculator — free, instant, private, no account. |
| I need Qdrant's actual current numbers, not an estimate from rates I typed in. | Qdrant's own pricing page — this calculator never fetches or asserts a vendor's price. |
Most people choosing a vector database get different value from each: Qdrant's pricing page for Qdrant's own documented plan details, and a private calculator like this one for putting the same workload on the same basis across several providers before committing. This page's own figures are arithmetic on the rates you entered, not a live quote or a determination that either option is cheaper in general.
This tool needs no account and no sign-in: it is a static page, the arithmetic runs in your browser, and once it has loaded it keeps working with the connection off.
Common questions
Should I use this calculator or Qdrant's own pricing page?
Different jobs, and most people evaluating a vector database eventually use both. Qdrant's own pricing page documents Qdrant's specific plans -- including its self-hosted, Qdrant Cloud, and hybrid options -- and how its own usage-based pricing is calculated, for Qdrant alone. This calculator does not describe any single vendor's plan structure. It takes an index size you specify in vector count, dimension, and metadata, estimates the resulting storage footprint including an index-overhead multiplier you control, and compares the resulting monthly bill across up to three providers side by side, using storage and query rates you paste in yourself. If you already know you are choosing Qdrant and want its own documented plan details, use its pricing page. If you are comparing Qdrant against other providers and want the same workload priced the same way across all of them, this calculator is built for exactly that.
Is this page affiliated with Qdrant?
No. This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Qdrant. Qdrant is a trademark of its owner, named here only to describe what this calculator is and is not.
Open the Vector Database Cost Calculator to size your own index, or read what is index overhead.