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Comparison

Algolia vs Typesense

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 →Typesense full profile →
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★Algolia71
Typesense47
Score
Vioscale score
Algolia71 / 100high · 75%
Typesense47 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Algolia✓
Typesense✓
Model
Algoliafreemium
Typesensecommercial
Price level
Algolialow
Typesensemid
Starting price
Algolia$1.75
Typesense–
Transparent
Algolia✓
Typesense✓
Integrations
Count
Algolia4
Typesense10
Security
Disclosure policy
Algolia✓
Typesense–
Gdpr
Algolia✓
Typesense–
Hipaa
Algolia✓
Typesense–
Iso27001
Algolia✓
Typesense–
Scorecard
Algolia–
Typesense5.6
Soc2
Algolia✓
Typesense✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Algolia✓
Typesense✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Algolia–
Typesense0
Github stars
Algolia–
Typesense26,480
Activity
Commits last 30d
Algolia–
Typesense14
Release
Cadence days
Algolia–
Typesense89
History
Algolia–
Typesense20 items
License
Spdx
Algolia–
TypesenseGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
Algolia–
TypesenseC++
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
AlgoliaManaged
TypesenseSelf-hosted
Architecture
Index engine
Algolia-
Typesense-
Query
Query DSL (JSON / SQL / params / GraphQL)
Algolia-
TypesenseJSON
Faceting & filtering
AlgoliaYes
TypesenseYes
Geo search
Algolia✗
Typesense✓
Relevance
Typo tolerance / fuzzy
AlgoliaBuilt-in
TypesenseBuilt-in
Relevance tuning
AlgoliaRanking rules
TypesenseRanking rules
Vector
Vector / hybrid search
AlgoliaDense + lexical fusion
TypesenseDense + lexical fusion
Scale
Distributed / horizontal scale
AlgoliaClustered
TypesenseClustered
Multi-tenancy (indexes / collections / tenants)
Algolia✓
Typesense✓
Ingest
Real-time indexing
Algolia-
TypesenseNear-real-time
Workload
Log / analytics workload
Algolia✗
Typesense-
Licensing
Licence class
AlgoliaProprietary
TypesensePermissive 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

Typesense

A modern, open-source search engine designed as an easier-to-use alternative to Elasticsearch and more transparent alternative to Algolia. Combines vector search, fuzzy matching, faceted navigation, and geo-distributed caching.

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 ↗

Typesense

from $22/moHybridFree tier

Free open-source self-hosted version. Cloud hosting from $22/month

  • Self-HostedFree
  • Typesense Cloud$22/mo
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Algolia✓
Typesense✓
iOS
Algolia✓
Typesense✗
Android
Algolia✓
Typesense✗
CLI
Algolia✗
Typesense✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Algolia✓
Typesense✓
Self-hosted
Algolia✗
Typesense✓
On-premise
Algolia✗
Typesense✓

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

Typesense

7 total
  • Instantsearch.js
  • Laravel Scout
  • WordPress
  • Gatsby
  • Firebase
  • Docusaurus
  • Tooljet
Independently observed

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