How do Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) and Qdrant Cloud prices compare?

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): custom or unlisted usage pricing at 10 million vectors. Qdrant Cloud: custom or unlisted usage pricing at 20 GB storage. Different billing units are not an equal-workload comparison. Estimates exclude unlisted add-ons and taxes.

Does storage alone determine the database bill?

No. Compute, reads and writes, replicas, backups and egress may be billed separately. The estimate covers only the tracked plan and billing unit.

How should I compare vector and relational databases?

Compare engine and query requirements first, then vector capacity, indexing, filtering, backups and regions from the published plans.

What features and free access does Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) list?

Open-source Milvus, Billion-scale vectors, GPU index. Free access: Free cluster. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

What features and free access does Qdrant Cloud list?

Rust vector engine, Filtering. Free access: 1 GB cluster. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

Databases & Vector · side by side

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) vs Qdrant Cloud

Compare Zilliz Cloud (Milvus), Qdrant Cloud by database engines, storage, compute, backups, branching and vector-search features.

Databases & Vector pricing calculator

These providers bill in different units. Each estimate uses its own workload; there is no same-volume price winner.

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)

Monthly million vectors

Qdrant Cloud

Storage

20 GB

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)

Custom / not listed

Custom / unlisted usage pricing · 10 million vectors

Qdrant Cloud

Custom / not listed

Custom / unlisted usage pricing · 20 GB storage

Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.

Databases & Vector overview & pricing

Databases & Vector	Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)	Qdrant Cloud
Provider	Zilliz	Qdrant
Billing unit	million vectors	GB storage
Plan at selected usage	Custom / unlisted usage pricing	Custom / unlisted usage pricing
Monthly estimate	Custom / not listed	Custom / not listed
Workload	10 million vectors	20 GB storage
Free access	Free cluster	1 GB cluster
Published plans	Free, Standard, Enterprise, Business Critical, On-demand Compute, BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud)	Free Tier, Standard Tier, Premium Tier, Hybrid Cloud, Private Cloud
Prices checked	2026-10-08	2026-10-08

Provider

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Zilliz
Qdrant Cloud: Qdrant

Billing unit

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): million vectors
Qdrant Cloud: GB storage

Plan at selected usage

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Custom / unlisted usage pricing
Qdrant Cloud: Custom / unlisted usage pricing

Monthly estimate

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Custom / not listed
Qdrant Cloud: Custom / not listed

Workload

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): 10 million vectors
Qdrant Cloud: 20 GB storage

Free access

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Free cluster
Qdrant Cloud: 1 GB cluster

Published plans

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Free, Standard, Enterprise, Business Critical, On-demand Compute, BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud)
Qdrant Cloud: Free Tier, Standard Tier, Premium Tier, Hybrid Cloud, Private Cloud

Prices checked

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): 2026-10-08
Qdrant Cloud: 2026-10-08

Databases & Vector monthly cost

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Not pricedQdrant Cloud: Not priced

Different workloads, separate estimates

Start with the engine and workload: relational databases, vector indexes and Redis services are not interchangeable. Storage estimates do not include unlisted compute, query, replication or network charges. Check backup retention, regions and scaling behavior.

Which database providers fit your needs?

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) features & plan notes

Open-source Milvus
Billion-scale vectors
GPU index

Full pricing Official Pricing

Qdrant Cloud features & plan notes

Rust vector engine
Filtering

Full pricing Official Pricing

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