# Mainsail vs qdrant

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Mainsail | qdrant |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 65/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 22 in 3D Printing | #1 of 5 in Vector Database |
| GitHub stars | 2 236 | 35 314 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +19 | +511 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.19.0 · 27 Aug 2026 | v1.20.0 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Vue | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

qdrant scores 82/100 against 65/100 for Mainsail, so it is the safer default.

qdrant ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Mainsail.

qdrant is growing faster right now (+511 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Mainsail](https://selfhost.directory/project/mainsail) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mainsail.md)
- [qdrant](https://selfhost.directory/project/qdrant) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/qdrant.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/mainsail-vs-qdrant