Alternatives to Algolia

3 free, open-source or pay-once options we checked.

The paid app

Algolia

Paid plans · Web browser

Free plan: 10K searches a month and 50K records, no card. Grow is pay-as-you-go: US$0.50 per extra 1,000 searches and US$0.40 per extra 1,000 records.

Download Official site (opens the official site)

Works on

Any WindowsMacLinuxWeb browserYour own server

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  Meilisearch

  Meili SAS

  Open source Open core · MIT AND BUSL-1.1

  Open-source search engine with a free Community Edition and a hosted cloud.

  Works on: Windows, Mac, Linux, Web browser, Your own server · from $20/month

  Difficulty: Advanced
  Download Meilisearch Official site Meilisearch Compare
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  OpenSearch

  OpenSearch Software Foundation

  Open source Apache-2.0

  Apache-licensed search and analytics engine run by a Linux Foundation project.

  Works on: Windows, Mac, Linux, Your own server

  Difficulty: Advanced
  Download OpenSearch Official site OpenSearch Compare
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  Typesense

  Typesense, Inc.

  Open source GPL-3.0

  Fast, open source search for modern applications and smaller teams.

  Works on: Windows, Mac, Linux, Web browser, Your own server · from $21.60/month

  Difficulty: Advanced
  Download Typesense Official site Typesense Compare