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Meilisearch

Lightning-fast, open source search engine

Open SourceFree TierFeaturedAdded Nov 1, 2018

About

Meilisearch is an open-source search engine that's designed to be fast, relevant, and easy to set up. Get typo-tolerant, instant search results in milliseconds. Features include faceted search, filtering, sorting, multi-index search, and tenant tokens for multi-tenant apps. Drop-in replacement for Algolia that you can self-host for free.

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searchopen-sourceself-hostedinstanttypo-tolerantalgolia-alternativerust

Origin Story

By Quentin de Quelen

The Problem

Algolia was powerful but expensive and closed-source. Elasticsearch was complex. Developers needed a fast, simple, self-hostable search engine.

Building It

Started in 2018. Built in Rust for performance. 45K+ GitHub stars. One of the most popular open-source search engines.

What It Means

Search should be fast, typo-tolerant, and easy to set up — not a complex infrastructure project.

The Dream

To be the default search engine for every application, open source and accessible to all.

Pricing

ModelOpen Source
Starting at$30/mo
Free tierAvailable

Free and open source for self-hosting. Meilisearch Cloud starts at $30/month with managed hosting. Free Build tier for small projects.

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Developer Tools

Problems Solved

  • Adding Search To Your App
  • Algolia Alternative
  • Instant Typo Tolerant Search

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    Typesense

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