--- title: "Qdrant vs Vespa.ai: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Qdrant or Vespa.ai more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vector search platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/qdrant-vs-vespa-ai" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Qdrant vs Vespa.ai: Which is searched more? Is Qdrant or Vespa.ai more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vector search platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Qdrant and Vespa.ai - **Competitive set**: Vector search platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Qdrant Share of Search**: 34% - **Vespa.ai Share of Search**: 0.92% ## Is Qdrant or Vespa.ai more popular in search? - In September 2026, Qdrant had more branded searches than Vespa.ai among vector search platforms worldwide. Qdrant had about 54,900 branded searches, while Vespa.ai had 1,490. Qdrant made up 34% of all vector search platform searches we track, and Vespa.ai accounted for 0.92%. - Qdrant was ahead of Vespa.ai in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Qdrant’s share of searches among vector search platforms worldwide moved from 34.3% to 34%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 65.9K to 54.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Vespa.ai’s share of searches among vector search platforms worldwide moved from 1.2% to 0.92%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.2K to 1.5K. ## Top vector search platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Qdrant appeared in all five answers. Vespa.ai did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Pinecone | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Qdrant | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Weaviate | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | pgvector | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Milvus | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Chroma | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Elastic | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Vespa.ai | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about vector search platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which vector search platform should I use?": 1. pgvector, 2. Qdrant, 3. Pinecone, 4. Weaviate, 5. Milvus - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best vector search platforms?": 1. Pinecone, 2. Qdrant, 3. Weaviate, 4. pgvector, 5. Milvus, 6. Chroma - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best vector search platform for ai search apps?": 1. Pinecone, 2. Qdrant, 3. Weaviate, 4. pgvector - Searched Google, AI Overview "best vector search": 1. Pinecone, 2. Qdrant, 3. Weaviate, 4. Milvus, 5. pgvector, 6. Chroma - Searched Google, AI Overview "vector search engine": 1. Pinecone, 2. Weaviate, 3. Milvus, 4. Chroma, 5. Qdrant, 6. pgvector Not named in any answer: Elastic and Vespa.ai. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for vector search platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Qdrant gained share of searches among vector search platforms worldwide, from 32.3% to 34%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Vespa.ai worldwide fell 33.5% over 12 measured months, from 2.2K to 1.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Qdrant estimated searches | Qdrant Share of Search | Qdrant rank | Vespa.ai estimated searches | Vespa.ai Share of Search | Vespa.ai rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 65.9K | 34.3% | 1 | 2.2K | 1.2% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 65.9K | 34.2% | 1 | 3.1K | 1.6% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 65.9K | 37.2% | 1 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 65.9K | 35.8% | 1 | 1.9K | 1% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 67.1K | 35.1% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.98% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 80.6K | 34.6% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.81% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 67.1K | 33.6% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.79% | 8 | | May 2026 | 67.1K | 32.9% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.92% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 82.1K | 37.9% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.76% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 67.1K | 36.3% | 1 | 1.5K | 0.83% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 54.9K | 32.3% | 1 | 1.5K | 0.9% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 54.9K | 34% | 1 | 1.5K | 0.92% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Qdrant’s and Vespa.ai’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Qdrant**: Measured on the search terms “qdrant” and “qdrant vector database”, summed into one figure. - **Vespa.ai**: Measured on the search terms “vespa ai”, “vespa search” and “vespa vector database”, summed into one figure. - [Qdrant profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qdrant) - [Vespa.ai profile](/demand/global-en/brands/vespa-ai) - [All vector search platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/vector-search-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Qdrant or Vespa.ai more popular in search? In September 2026, Qdrant had more branded searches than Vespa.ai among vector search platforms worldwide. Qdrant had about 54,900 branded searches, while Vespa.ai had 1,490. Qdrant made up 34% of all vector search platform searches we track, and Vespa.ai accounted for 0.92%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Qdrant vs Vespa.ai: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/qdrant-vs-vespa-ai This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/qdrant-vs-vespa-ai. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.