# Nakama vs qdrant

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

| | Nakama | qdrant |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 62 in Game Servers | #1 of 5 in Vector Database |
| GitHub stars | 13 604 | 35 300 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +62 | +529 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | v3.41.0 · 18 Sept 2026 | v1.20.0 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

qdrant scores 82/100 against 76/100 for Nakama, so it is the safer default.

qdrant ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for Nakama.

qdrant is growing faster right now (+529 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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