# Algolia vs Dashworks

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Algolia

| Attribute | Algolia | Dashworks |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 81.7 (70% (medium)) | 67.9 (57% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Algolia provides a managed platform that combines keyword search with AI-powered discovery features, including recommendations, semantic understanding, and retrieval-augmented generation capabilities for building search and discovery experiences. It is indexed under Search Engines.","source":"https://www.algolia.com/de/lp/thankyou-request-pricing-neuralsearch","question":"What is Algolia?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Algolia offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.40. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.algolia.com/de/pricing/grow-plan","question":"Is Algolia free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Algolia. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.algolia.com/de/lp/thankyou-request-pricing-neuralsearch","question":"What platforms does Algolia support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Algolia, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.algolia.com/de/lp/thankyou-request-pricing-neuralsearch","question":"Can Algolia be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Algolia, including Shopify, Analytics tools, Data pipelines, Ecommerce platforms, Slack, Stripe and Zendesk. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.algolia.com/de/pricing/grow-plan","question":"What does Algolia integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Algolia. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Algolia not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.algolia.com/de/distributed-secure/security-compliance","question":"What security certifications does Algolia have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Algolia is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany.","source":"https://www.algolia.com/de/lp/thankyou-request-pricing-neuralsearch","question":"Where is Algolia available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Dashworks is an AI knowledge assistant that searches across your team's apps and documents in real-time to provide instant, verified answers without requiring data indexing. It is indexed under AI Enterprise Search.","source":"https://www.dashworks.ai/pricing","question":"What is Dashworks?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Dashworks is a paid product; published pricing starts at $10 per user per month. It is sold across 3 plans (Team, Business and Enterprise). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.dashworks.ai/pricing","question":"How much does Dashworks cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Dashworks. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.dashworks.ai/pricing","question":"What platforms does Dashworks support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Dashworks can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.dashworks.ai/pricing","question":"Can Dashworks be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Dashworks, including GitHub, Slack, Salesforce, Google Drive, Dropbox, Bing and DocuSign. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.dashworks.ai/pricing","question":"What does Dashworks integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Dashworks. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Dashworks not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.dashworks.ai/security","question":"What security certifications does Dashworks have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Dashworks is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.dashworks.ai/pricing","question":"Where is Dashworks available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A search infrastructure built for AI-driven workflows, featuring RAG integration for grounded generative responses and no-code ranking and merchandising control. | Dashworks is an AI knowledge assistant that searches across your team's apps and documents in real-time to provide instant, verified answers without requiring data indexing. |
| features.capabilities | `{"faceting":"yes","deployment":"managed","geo_search":false,"distributed":"clustered","soc2_type_ii":true,"licence_class":"proprietary","log_analytics":true,"multi_tenancy":true,"pricing_model":"tiered_cloud_consumption","vector_search":"hybrid_fusion","typo_tolerance":"built_in","deployment_model":"managed_cloud_saas","relevance_tuning":"ranking_rules","realtime_indexing":"near_real_time","generative_ai_answer_synthesis_rag":true,"bring_your_own_llm_byo_model_support":false,"hipaa_compliance_for_medical_records":true,"source_system_rbac_permissions_mirroring":false,"hybrid_dense_and_sparse_lexical_reranking":true,"optical_character_recognition_ocr_for_pdfs":false,"admin_dashboard_for_search_analytics_and_gaps":true,"personalization_based_on_user_department_context":false,"pre_built_native_crawlers_for_100_plus_saas_apps":false}` | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"per_employee_seat","deployment_model":"hybrid","generative_ai_answer_synthesis_rag":true,"hipaa_compliance_for_medical_records":true,"multi_lingual_semantic_understanding":true,"source_system_rbac_permissions_mirroring":true,"admin_dashboard_for_search_analytics_and_gaps":true,"personalization_based_on_user_department_context":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Shopify"},{"name":"Analytics tools"},{"name":"Data pipelines"},{"name":"Ecommerce platforms"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Zendesk"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Dropbox"},{"name":"Bing"},{"name":"DocuSign"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","GB","DE"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Grow","summary":"10K search requests/month and 100K records included, then $0.50 per 1K requests and $0.40 per 1K records","features":["Keyword Search + Browse","Query suggestions","Rules: 10/index","Manual synonyms","Data transformation","30 days analytics retention","Third party integrations + connectors","US, UK, EU hosting locations"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"request"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.5,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"record"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.4,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Foundational keyword search with visual tuning tools and analytics","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"records":"100k","search_requests":"10k/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Grow Plus","summary":"10K search requests/month and 100K records included, then $1.75 per 1K requests and $0.40 per 1K records","features":["Everything in Grow","Rules: 10,000/index","AI Ranking","Advanced Personalization","Query Categorization","Collections","90 days analytics retention"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"request"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.75,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"record"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.4,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Advanced keyword search with AI-powered ranking and personalization","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"records":"100k","search_requests":"10k/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Elevate","summary":"Custom enterprise pricing with advanced AI capabilities and enhanced SLA","features":["Everything in Grow Plus","NeuralSearch","AI Collections","Smart Groups","Real-time personalization","99.99% availability","SSO and Enhanced SLA","Enterprise-level Support","Professional services available"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Enterprise-grade AI search with dedicated support and advanced features","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier with 10K monthly requests and 100K records. Grow: $0.50 per 1K additional requests. Grow Plus: $1.75 per 1K additional requests. Elevate: custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.algolia.com/de/pricing/grow-plan","retrievedAt":"2026-09-08T15:40:44.099Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"record","amount":0.4,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$10/user/mo billed annually, $12/user/mo monthly","features":["Unlimited usage","Core integrations","File uploads","Slackbot","Workflows","Browser extension","Shared topics"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$15/user/mo, minimum 10 seats","features":["Everything in Team Plan","Custom bots","Choose between top LLMs","Org-wide integrations","AI customization","Multiple accounts for integrations","Priority support"],"minSeats":10,"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Business Plan","SSO and SCIM","API Access Add-On","Custom data retention","Analytics and insights","HRIS integrations","Prioritized new integration requests"],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"API Access"}],"summary":"From $10/user/mo billed annually. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.dashworks.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T21:40:38.415Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.4,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":10,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27017","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.algolia.com/de/distributed-secure/security-compliance | - |

## Capabilities (AI Enterprise Search)

| Capability | Algolia | Dashworks |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Managed cloud saas | Hybrid |
| Source system RBAC permissions mirroring | ✗ | ✓ |
| Generative AI answer synthesis rag | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hybrid dense and sparse lexical reranking | ✓ | - |
| Pre built native crawlers for 100 plus saas apps | ✗ | - |
| Multi lingual semantic understanding | - | ✓ |
| Personalization based on user department context | ✗ | ✓ |
| Optical character recognition OCR for pdfs | ✗ | - |
| Admin dashboard for search analytics and gaps | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bring your own LLM byo model support | ✗ | - |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | ✓ |
| HIPAA compliance for medical records | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Tiered cloud consumption | Per employee seat |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:22:06.801Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*