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title: "Pinecone vs Qdrant: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Pinecone or Qdrant? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vector databases set in New Zealand. 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."
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# Pinecone vs Qdrant: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Pinecone or Qdrant? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vector databases set in New Zealand. 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**: Pinecone and Qdrant
- **Competitive set**: Vector databases
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Pinecone Share of Search**: 50%
- **Qdrant Share of Search**: 21.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Pinecone or Qdrant?

- In August 2026, Pinecone had more branded searches than Qdrant among vector databases in New Zealand. Pinecone was estimated to have 230 branded searches compared to Qdrant’s 100, and held a 50% Share of Search versus Qdrant’s 21.7%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Pinecone took it in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pinecone’s estimated Share of Search among vector databases in New Zealand moved from 15% to 50%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60 to 230.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Qdrant’s estimated Share of Search among vector databases in New Zealand moved from 30% to 21.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 120 to 100.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand vector databases in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Pinecone gained estimated Share of Search among vector databases in New Zealand, from 35.7% to 50%.
- In August 2026, Qdrant lost estimated Share of Search among vector databases in New Zealand, from 33.3% to 21.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Pinecone estimated searches | Pinecone Share of Search | Pinecone rank | Qdrant estimated searches | Qdrant Share of Search | Qdrant rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60 | 15% | 4 | 120 | 30% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 40 | 12.1% | 5 | 100 | 30.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 50 | 18.5% | 3 | 100 | 37% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 40 | 12.9% | 4 | 110 | 35.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 90 | 22.5% | 3 | 140 | 35% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 140 | 29.2% | 1 | 130 | 27.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 140 | 28% | 1 | 130 | 26% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 170 | 32.1% | 1 | 170 | 32.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 200 | 39.2% | 1 | 150 | 29.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 150 | 35.7% | 1 | 140 | 33.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 230 | 50% | 1 | 100 | 21.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pinecone’s and Qdrant’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.

- **Pinecone**: Measured on the search terms “pinecone db”, “pinecone embeddings”, “pinecone rag” and “pinecone vector database”, summed into one figure.
- **Qdrant**: Measured on the search terms “qdrant”, “qdrant embeddings”, “qdrant online”, “qdrant rag”, “qdrant tech” and “qdrant vector database”, summed into one figure.

- [Pinecone profile](/demand/nz/brands/pinecone)
- [Qdrant profile](/demand/nz/brands/qdrant)
- [All vector databases in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-vector-databases): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Pinecone or Qdrant?

In August 2026, Pinecone had more branded searches than Qdrant among vector databases in New Zealand. Pinecone was estimated to have 230 branded searches compared to Qdrant’s 100, and held a 50% Share of Search versus Qdrant’s 21.7%.

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