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Comparison

Algolia vs Meilisearch

On the evidence we track, Algolia leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Algolia full profile →Meilisearch full profile →
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★Algolia71
Meilisearch65
Score
Vioscale score
Algolia71 / 100high · 75%updating
Meilisearch65 / 100medium · 73%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Algolia✓
Meilisearch✓
Model
Algoliafreemium
Meilisearchcommercial
Price level
Algolialow
Meilisearchmid
Starting price
Algolia$1.75
Meilisearch–
Transparent
Algolia✓
Meilisearch✓
Integrations
Count
Algolia4
Meilisearch23
Security
Disclosure policy
Algolia✓
Meilisearch✓
Gdpr
Algolia✓
Meilisearch✓
Hipaa
Algolia✓
Meilisearch–
Iso27001
Algolia✓
Meilisearch–
Soc2
Algolia✓
Meilisearch✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Algolia–
Meilisearch99.999
Status page
Algolia✓
Meilisearch✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Algolia–
Meilisearch0
Github stars
Algolia–
Meilisearch59,100
Activity
Commits last 30d
Algolia–
Meilisearch89
Release
Cadence days
Algolia–
Meilisearch4
History
Algolia–
Meilisearch20 items
Language
Primary
Algolia–
MeilisearchRust
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for search engines. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Deployment
AlgoliaManaged
MeilisearchManaged
Architecture
Index engine
Algolia-
Meilisearch-
Query
Query DSL (JSON / SQL / params / GraphQL)
Algolia-
Meilisearch-
Faceting & filtering
AlgoliaYes
MeilisearchYes
Geo search
Algolia✗
Meilisearch✓
Relevance
Typo tolerance / fuzzy
AlgoliaBuilt-in
Meilisearch-
Relevance tuning
AlgoliaRanking rules
Meilisearch-
Vector
Vector / hybrid search
AlgoliaDense + lexical fusion
MeilisearchDense + lexical fusion
Scale
Distributed / horizontal scale
AlgoliaClustered
MeilisearchSharded
Multi-tenancy (indexes / collections / tenants)
Algolia✓
Meilisearch✓
Ingest
Real-time indexing
Algolia-
Meilisearch-
Workload
Log / analytics workload
Algolia✗
Meilisearch✓
Licensing
Licence class
AlgoliaProprietary
MeilisearchPermissive OSS

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Algolia

Leader

Algolia is a managed search service that combines keyword search with AI capabilities to help businesses deliver relevant results, personalized discovery, and real-time insights. It powers search, RAG, and agentic experiences across web applications and ecommerce platforms.

Independently observed

Meilisearch

An open-source search engine built for speed and relevance, providing full-text search, semantic understanding through AI embeddings, and hybrid retrieval that integrates easily into websites and applications with sub-50-millisecond response times.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Algolia

Leader
from $1.75/search requestsSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier with 10K requests/month and 100K records. Grow Plus from $1.75 per 1K requests. Elevate for enterprise (custom pricing). Volume discounts available with annual commitment.

  • GrowFree
    • Keyword Search + Browse
    • Query suggestions
    • Manual synonyms
    • Data transformation
    • Rules (10/index)
    • +3 more
  • Grow Plus$1.75 per 1K requests above included amount
    • Everything in Grow
    • AI Ranking
    • Advanced Personalization
    • Query Categorization
    • Collections
    • +2 more
  • ElevateContact sales
    • Everything in Grow Plus
    • NeuralSearch
    • AI Collections
    • Smart Groups
    • Real-time personalization
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Meilisearch

from $30/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

From $30/month for cloud. Free 14-day trial or self-hosted open-source option.

  • Build$30/month for 50,000 searches and 100,000 documents
  • Pro$300/month for 250,000 searches and 1,000,000 documents
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Volume discounts
    • Premier SLA support
    • Resource-based pricing option
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Algolia✓
Meilisearch✓
iOS
Algolia✓
Meilisearch✗
Android
Algolia✓
Meilisearch✗
CLI
Algolia✗
Meilisearch✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Algolia✓
Meilisearch✓
Self-hosted
Algolia✗
Meilisearch✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Algolia

Leader
7 total
  • Shopify
  • Analytics tools
  • Data pipelines
  • Ecommerce platforms
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • Zendesk
Independently observed

Meilisearch

23 total
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • PHP
  • Ruby
  • Go
  • Rust
  • Java
  • .NET
  • Swift
  • Dart
  • Laravel
  • Rails
  • Symfony
  • Strapi
  • Firebase
  • React
  • Vue
  • Angular
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • meilisync
  • MCP
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.