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Self-hosting the Apache-2.0 database is free, you pay for your own servers (https://qdrant.tech/pricing/).", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 or per-call payment support in the docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 2, "popularity": { "githubStars": 34889, "npmWeekly": 1138118, "pypiWeekly": 2979954, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://qdrant.tech/documentation/", "llmsTxt": "https://qdrant.tech/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qdrant/qdrant/master/docs/redoc/master/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "db.vector", "db.hybrid", "db.fulltext", "db.filters" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "self-hosted", "local", "hosted", "freemium", "free-tier", "no-card", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "python", "typescript", "read-only-mode", "enterprise" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-16", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 75.3, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 37, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 2, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 87, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 30, "reliability": 80, "schema": 87, "security": 83, "transparency": 84 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "high", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "GHSA-f632-vm87-2m2f, high severity, arbitrary file write through the `/logger` endpoint. The fix (\"Restrict /logger API\", #7527) landed on 13 November 2025 and shipped in v1.16.0, and the advisory was published on 5 February 2026. Fixed and disclosed, so a small deduction (https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant/security)." ], "verdict": "Database keys can be read-only, limited to chosen collections and expire after 90 days by default. 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Typesense Cloud Management API uses a capability-limited key. The hosted MCP server uses OAuth with a consent screen (Search only, Search and curate, Manage clusters, Build, Everything presets) or a Cluster Management API key as Bearer for cluster tools only.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Typesense Cloud bills a fixed hourly fee per dedicated cluster by RAM, vCPU, node count and high availability, charged whether or not it gets traffic, plus bandwidth at about 9 to 12 cents a GB by region. No per-record or per-search charges. A free-tier cluster (0.5 GB RAM, 2 vCPU burst, one node) needs no payment method. Billed weekly by card, or prepaid credits. Self-hosted Typesense is free software plus your own infrastructure (https://cloud.typesense.org/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$0.09 / GB", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in docs, pricing or MCP docs (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 9, "popularity": { "githubStars": 26615, "npmWeekly": 1096989, "pypiWeekly": 276494, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://typesense.org/docs/", "llmsTxt": "https://typesense.org/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/typesense/typesense-api-spec/master/openapi.yml", "registryName": "org.typesense/typesense-cloud", "capabilities": [ "db.vector", "db.hybrid", "db.fulltext", "db.filters" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "no-card", "free-tier", "open-source", "self-hosted", "local", "mcp", "llms-txt", "typescript", "python" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-25", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 70.9, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 93, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 3, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 93, "maintenance": 72, "payments": 30, "reliability": 83, "schema": 86, "security": 58, "transparency": 80 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "GHSA-97x4-gm45-jpcw (moderate, search cache not isolated between scoped search keys) and GHSA-fpx5-8c99-247j (high, unauthenticated denial of service on /multi_search), both published 18 May 2026. The cache-keying fix landed on 20 March 2026 before v30.2. Fixed and disclosed, so a small deduction (https://github.com/typesense/typesense/security)." ], "verdict": "Keyword, vector and hybrid search with filters, facets, sorting and geo in one request. Server v30.2 from April 2026 is still the newest stable release.", "strengths": [ "Keyword, vector and hybrid search with filters, facets, sorting and geo in one request", "Hosted MCP server with OAuth consent presets, server-held data keys and destructive-tool annotations", "No status notices from July to October 2026 across 21 regions", "OpenAPI 3.0.3 spec with 79 operations, updated September 2026", "Free-tier cloud cluster without a payment method, and no per-request charges" ], "weaknesses": [ "Server v30.2 from April 2026 is still the newest stable release", "The authentication docs show the API key as a URL query parameter", "No SLA found, and SOC 2 reports need a paid support plan", "The MCP data tools need a browser sign-in, so a headless agent gets cluster tools only", "Cloud billing is per cluster-hour on dedicated hardware, so an idle cluster still costs money" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `whoami` first on the MCP server to see which permissions the connection holds", "Put the embedding field in `query_by` alongside text fields for hybrid search", "Send the key in `X-TYPESENSE-API-KEY`, not in the URL, so it stays out of logs", "Use a scoped search key for retrieval-only agents; 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Both do db vector. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 25 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qdrant-vs-typesense", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qdrant-vs-typesense.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qdrant-vs-typesense.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qdrant-vs-typesense.min.md" }, "markdown": "Qdrant API + MCP has a score of 75.3 (BB) against Typesense API + MCP's 70.9 (BB). Both do db vector. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 25 points.\n\n- Qdrant API + MCP: grade BB, 75.3/100, rank #37 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qdrant.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qdrant.json\n- Typesense API + MCP: grade BB, 70.9/100, rank #93 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/typesense.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/typesense.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Qdrant API + MCP for security \u0026 auth (+25), maintenance \u0026 community (+13).\n\nPick Typesense API + MCP for agent ergonomics (+6).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Qdrant API + MCP | Typesense API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 80 | 83 | Typesense API + MCP +3 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 87 | 86 | Qdrant API + MCP +1 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 87 | 93 | Typesense API + MCP +6 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 83 | 58 | Qdrant API + MCP +25 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 30 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 85 | 72 | Qdrant API + MCP +13 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 84 | 80 | Qdrant API + MCP +4 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -2 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **75.3 · BB** | **70.9 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Qdrant API + MCP | Typesense API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Qdrant | Typesense |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cloud.qdrant.io` | `https://cloud.typesense.org/api/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, stdio, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |\n| Tools exposed | 2 | 9 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `org.typesense/typesense-cloud` |\n| Last release | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-25 |\n| Popularity | 35k stars, 1.1M npm/wk, 3M PyPI/wk | 27k stars, 1.1M npm/wk, 276k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.6/5 (8) | 3/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Qdrant API + MCP.** Database keys can be read-only, limited to chosen collections and expire after 90 days by default. The MCP server has 2 tools, can't manage collections or run filtered queries, and last released on 10 December 2025.\n\n**Typesense API + MCP.** Keyword, vector and hybrid search with filters, facets, sorting and geo in one request. Server v30.2 from April 2026 is still the newest stable release.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Qdrant API + MCP\n\n1. Create payload indexes on the fields you filter on, or filtered search slows on large collections\n2. Use `/points/query` with `prefetch` to fuse dense and BM25 results\n3. Pass `wait=true` on upserts when the next step reads its own writes\n4. On 429, wait for the `Retry-After` seconds before retrying\n5. Set `with_vector=false` unless the task needs vectors, since they dominate response size\n\n### Typesense API + MCP\n\n1. Call `whoami` first on the MCP server to see which permissions the connection holds\n2. Put the embedding field in `query_by` alongside text fields for hybrid search\n3. Send the key in `X-TYPESENSE-API-KEY`, not in the URL, so it stays out of logs\n4. Use a scoped search key for retrieval-only agents; never pass the admin key\n5. 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