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Qdrant VS Weaviate_

As of 4 November 2026, Weaviate is named by 708 companies and Qdrant by 395; Qdrant skews to companies under 200 people (48% vs 47%), Weaviate to companies over 1,000 (26% vs 29%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Qdrant's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Weaviate rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Qdrant: 2–200 employees
48%
Weaviate: 2–200 employees
47%
Qdrant: 1,000+ employees
29%
Weaviate: 1,000+ employees
26%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.8 · 2.3
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
395companies name Qdrant
708companies name Weaviate
245name both
699 · 1,598postings in 90 days, Qdrant · Weaviate
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentQdrantshareWeaviateshareLeans
Self-employed174%466%Weaviate
2-10 employees4511%8913%even
11-50 employees6115%11316%even
51-200 employees8421%13018%Qdrant
201-500 employees4110%8512%even
501-1000 employees338%639%even
1001-5000 employees6115%9313%Qdrant
5001-10000 employees215%233%Qdrant
10,001+ employees328%669%even
By industry
SegmentQdrantshareWeaviateshareLeans
Technology & software25364%45865%even
Business & finance services7419%13619%even
Consumer services & leisure133%203%even
Manufacturing & industry123%243%even
Media & content103%172%even
Utilities & infrastructure92%101%even
Commerce & trade82%91%even
Public, community & associations82%152%even
Hospitality & travel31%41%even
Health care21%51%even
Property & construction21%61%even
Automotive10%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental––30%outside top 12
By country
SegmentQdrantshareWeaviateshareLeans
United States21153%44162%Weaviate
United Kingdom256%466%even
Germany246%223%Qdrant
India205%477%even
France195%193%Qdrant
Poland92%61%even
Brazil82%81%even
Canada72%213%even
Netherlands51%––outside top 12
Switzerland41%––outside top 12
Spain41%71%even
Italy41%61%even
Singapore––101%outside top 12
Australia––81%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentQdrantshareWeaviateshareLeans
Data & AI57566%1,33162%Qdrant
Software engineering18121%53125%Weaviate
IT operations & business systems121%352%even
Product, program & project management81%100%even
Engineering (non-software)61%131%even
General management & consulting61%191%even
Marketing & communications30%30%even
Sales30%111%even
Customer service & success20%––outside top 12
Education & training10%10%even
Legal, compliance & risk––30%outside top 12
Unclassified––30%outside top 12
arts media and entertainment––10%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––10%outside top 12
construction and civil––10%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––10%outside top 12
Human resources––10%outside top 12
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Weaviate is named by 708 companies in job postings and Qdrant by 395; 245 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/qdrant-vs-weaviate)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Qdrant vs Weaviate: questions

Which is more used, Qdrant or Weaviate?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Weaviate (708) over Qdrant (395). By website-and-DNS footprint, Weaviate (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Qdrant?

48% of Qdrant companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 47% for Weaviate. 29% of Qdrant companies have over 1,000 employees, against 26% for Weaviate.

Do companies run both?

245 companies name both in their postings, usually Qdrant in marketing and Weaviate in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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