# mbusd vs qdrant

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

| | mbusd | qdrant |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 52/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 4 in Industrial IoT | #1 of 5 in Vector Database |
| GitHub stars | 685 | 35 317 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 | +514 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.5.3 · 7 Apr 2026 | v1.20.0 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | C | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

qdrant scores 82/100 against 52/100 for mbusd, so it is the safer default.

qdrant ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for mbusd.

qdrant is growing faster right now (+514 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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