OpenSearch vs. Typesense
Side by side, with sources. Checked Oct 3, 2026.
OpenSearch
Open source
Typesense
Open sourcePrice
Free and open source under Apache-2.0. Managed hosting is sold by third-party providers at their own prices.Source: opensearch.org
Free to run on your own server. Typesense Cloud charges by the hour per cluster plus bandwidth; the smallest cluster is about US$21.60 a month.from $21.60/monthSource: cloud.typesense.org
Pricing model
Open source · Free plan available
Open source · Free plan available
License
Open source · Apache-2.0All software in the OpenSearch project is released under Apache-2.0.
Open source · GPL-3.0The server is GPL-3.0; the official client libraries are Apache-licensed.
Works on
- ✓ Windows
- ✓ Mac
- ✓ Linux
- – Web browser
- ✓ Your own server
- ✓ Windows
- ✓ Mac
- ✓ Linux
- ✓ Web browser
- ✓ Your own server
Where your data lives
On servers you run yourself, or with the managed provider you choose.
On your own server, or in a Typesense Cloud region you choose.
Getting started
Difficulty: Advanced You run and secure a Java-based server from the command line (Docker, Linux packages or the Windows zip), or pay a managed provider.
Difficulty: Advanced Using it for free means running a server from the command line. Typesense Cloud avoids servers but is paid after a one-time free allowance, and your site still needs code to use it.
Hosted version
NoneThe project has no hosted version of its own; opensearch.org lists third-party managed providers such as Amazon OpenSearch Service.
Typesense CloudPay by the hour; the first 720 hours and 10 GB of bandwidth are free once per account, not every month.