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Qdrant vs Weaviate: startup credits compared

Side-by-side amounts, eligibility and access paths, both verified against the official program pages.

At a glance

FactQdrantWeaviate
Value20% off Qdrant Cloud for the first yearDiscounted Weaviate Cloud rate for startups (discount not published)
TypeDiscountDiscount
Duration1 yearNot stated
StagesPre-seed, Seed, Series APre-seed, Seed, Series A
RegionsGlobalGlobal
Max funding raised$5,000,000Not stated
Max company age5 yearsNot stated
Ways to get it
  • Apply directly — 20% off Qdrant Cloud for 12 months
  • Accelerator, VC or partner program (e.g. Y Combinator, Techstars) — Discounted rate on Weaviate Cloud
Requirements
  • New user of Qdrant Cloud (existing accounts must be under 30 days old)
  • Pre-seed, seed or Series A, under five years old, with less than $5M in funding
  • Building an AI-driven product or service
  • Live, functional website
  • Billing directly with Qdrant, not through a marketplace
  • Startup associated with an accelerator, VC or Weaviate partner program
Not eligible
  • Agencies and dev shops
  • Startups that already took part in Qdrant for Startups
  • Qdrant Cloud billed through a marketplace
None stated
VerificationVerified· Nov 4, 2026Partially verified· Nov 3, 2026

Which should you pick?

The two programs are not directly comparable on dollar value. Both accept the same range of funding stages. Note that only Qdrant is fully verified against its official page; double-check the other before relying on it. If you qualify for both, there is usually no reason not to apply to both; the programs are independent.