qdrant-landing/content/headless/main/core-features.md

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title: AI Meets Advanced Vector Search
description: The leading open source vector database and similarity search engine designed to handle high-dimensional vectors for performance and massive-scale AI applications.
link:
  text: All features
  url: /qdrant-vector-database/
cloudFeature:
  title: Cloud-Native Scalability & High-Availability
  content: Enterprise-grade Managed Cloud. Vertical and horizontal scaling and zero-downtime upgrades.
  link:
    text: Qdrant Cloud
    url: /cloud/
featureCards:
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    title: Ease of Use & Simple Deployment
    content: Quick deployment in any environment with Docker and a lean API for easy integration, ideal for local testing.
    link:
      text: Quick Start Guide
      url: /documentation/quick-start/
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    title: Cost Efficiency with Storage Options
    content: Dramatically reduce memory usage with built-in compression options and offload data to disk.
    link:
      text: Quantization
      url: /articles/scalar-quantization/
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    title: Rust-Powered Reliability & Performance
    content: Purpose built in Rust for unmatched speed and reliability even when processing billions of vectors.
    link:
      text: Benchmarks
      url: /benchmarks/
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