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Comparison

Meilisearch vs OpenSearch

On the evidence we track, Meilisearch leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Meilisearch full profile →OpenSearch full profile →
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★Meilisearch65
OpenSearch54
Score
vioscaleAI score
Meilisearch65 / 100medium · 67%
OpenSearch54 / 100low · 47%
Pricing
Free tier
Meilisearch✓
OpenSearch✓
Model
Meilisearchfreemium
OpenSearchopen_source
Price level
Meilisearchmid
OpenSearchfree
Starting price
Meilisearch$20
OpenSearch–
Transparent
Meilisearch✓
OpenSearch✓
Integrations
Count
Meilisearch23
OpenSearch1
Security
Certifications
MeilisearchSOC 2 Type II
OpenSearch–
Disclosure policy
Meilisearch✓
OpenSearch✓
Gdpr
Meilisearch✓
OpenSearch–
Soc2
Meilisearch✓
OpenSearch–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Meilisearch99.999
OpenSearch–
Status page
Meilisearch✓
OpenSearch–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Meilisearch17
OpenSearch223
Github stars
Meilisearch59,573
OpenSearch13,873
Activity
Commits last 30d
Meilisearch100
OpenSearch100
Release
Cadence days
Meilisearch4
OpenSearch29
History
Meilisearch20 items
OpenSearch20 items
License
Spdx
Meilisearch–
OpenSearchApache-2.0
Language
Primary
MeilisearchRust
OpenSearchJava
Market
Availability
MeilisearchAvailable worldwide
OpenSearch–
Content
Faq
Meilisearch6 items
OpenSearch5 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
MeilisearchManaged
OpenSearchSelf-hosted
Architecture
Index engine
Meilisearch-
OpenSearch-
Query
Query DSL (JSON / SQL / params / GraphQL)
MeilisearchJSON (HTTP API)
OpenSearchSQL, PPL
Faceting & filtering
MeilisearchYes
OpenSearch-
Geo search
Meilisearch✓
OpenSearch✗
Relevance
Typo tolerance / fuzzy
MeilisearchBuilt-in
OpenSearch-
Relevance tuning
MeilisearchRanking rules
OpenSearchBM25 only
Vector
Vector / hybrid search
MeilisearchDense + lexical fusion
OpenSearchDense + lexical fusion
Scale
Distributed / horizontal scale
MeilisearchSharded
OpenSearchSharded
Multi-tenancy (indexes / collections / tenants)
Meilisearch✓
OpenSearch✓
Ingest
Real-time indexing
Meilisearch-
OpenSearchNear-real-time
Workload
Log / analytics workload
Meilisearch✓
OpenSearch✓
Licensing
Licence class
MeilisearchPermissive OSS
OpenSearchSource-available (SSPL / Elastic)

What each one is

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

Meilisearch

Leader

A cloud-hosted and self-hosted search engine that combines full-text and semantic search. It's designed for rapid integration with zero configuration required and includes features like faceting, geosearch, and vector storage.

Independently observed

OpenSearch

An Apache 2.0-licensed, vendor-neutral search and analytics platform that enables indexing, searching, visualization, and analysis of data across applications and infrastructure.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Meilisearch

Leader
from $20/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

From $20/month with 14-day free trial. Free self-hosted option. Custom enterprise pricing available.

  • CloudFrom $20/month with usage or resource-based pricing
    • 14-day free trial
    • Email support
    • Fully managed infrastructure
    • Usage-based or resource-based billing
    • Automatic scaling
    • +1 more
  • Self-HostedFree
    • Full infrastructure control
    • No usage limits
    • MIT license
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom infrastructure
    • Dedicated resources
    • Up to 99.999% SLA
    • Dedicated Slack support channel
    • SSO SAML
    • +7 more
as of verify ↗

OpenSearch

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Meilisearch✓
OpenSearch✓
CLI
Meilisearch✓
OpenSearch✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Meilisearch✓
OpenSearch✗
Self-hosted
Meilisearch✓
OpenSearch✓
Hybrid
Meilisearch✓
OpenSearch✗

Integrations

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

Meilisearch

Leader
36 total
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • PHP
  • Ruby
  • Go
  • Rust
  • Java
  • .NET
  • Swift
  • Dart
  • Laravel
  • Rails
  • Symfony
  • Strapi
  • Firebase
  • React
  • Vue
  • Angular
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • meilisync
  • MCP
  • JavaScript SDK
  • +12 more
Independently observed

OpenSearch

1 total
  • Data Prepper
Independently observed
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Meilisearch or OpenSearch: which one depends on you

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