# Meilisearch vs Vespa

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Meilisearch

| Attribute | Meilisearch | Vespa |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 65.2 (67% (medium)) | 58 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 17 | 7 |
| adoption.github_stars | 59,573 | 7,129 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Search Engines.","source":"https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/typesense-pricing","question":"What is Meilisearch?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Meilisearch offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $30 per month. 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.meilisearch.com/blog/typesense-pricing","question":"Is Meilisearch free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Meilisearch supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/typesense-pricing","question":"What platforms does Meilisearch support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Meilisearch can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/typesense-pricing","question":"Can Meilisearch be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 21 integrations for Meilisearch, including JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, Rust and .NET, plus 13 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/typesense-pricing","question":"What does Meilisearch integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Meilisearch. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Meilisearch not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.meilisearch.com","question":"What security certifications does Meilisearch have?","confidence":0.48}]` | `[{"answer":"A distributed serving engine that unifies retrieval, ranking, machine learning inference, and real-time serving for business-critical AI applications. It is indexed under Search Engines.","source":"https://vespa.ai/pricing/","question":"What is Vespa?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Vespa offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://vespa.ai/pricing/","question":"Is Vespa free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Vespa supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://vespa.ai/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Vespa support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Vespa can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://vespa.ai/pricing/","question":"Can Vespa be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Vespa, including Python, Cohere, TwelveLabs, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Google Gemini, Cursor and VSCode, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://vespa.ai/pricing/","question":"What does Vespa integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Vespa. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Vespa not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.vespa.ai","question":"What security certifications does Vespa have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Vespa is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa","question":"Is Vespa open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Vespa is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Norway.","source":"https://vespa.ai/pricing/","question":"Where is Vespa available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A distributed search and AI platform that handles vectors, tensors, text, and structured data at scale, delivering sub-100ms query latency with continuous data updates and machine-learned relevance ranking. |
| features.capabilities | `{"faceting":"yes","query_dsl":"JSON (HTTP API)","deployment":"managed","geo_search":true,"distributed":"sharded","licence_class":"permissive_oss","log_analytics":true,"multi_tenancy":true,"vector_search":"hybrid_fusion","typo_tolerance":"built_in","relevance_tuning":"ranking_rules"}` | `{"deployment":"self_hosted","distributed":"sharded","index_engine":"custom","licence_class":"permissive_oss","vector_search":"hybrid_fusion","typo_tolerance":"configurable","deployment_model":"hybrid","relevance_tuning":"ranking_rules","realtime_indexing":"near_real_time","generative_ai_answer_synthesis_rag":true,"multi_lingual_semantic_understanding":true,"hybrid_dense_and_sparse_lexical_reranking":true}` |
| integrations.count | 23 | 12 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"JavaScript"},{"name":"TypeScript"},{"name":"Python"},{"name":"PHP"},{"name":"Ruby"},{"name":"Go"},{"name":"Rust"},{"name":"Java"},{"name":".NET"},{"name":"Swift"},{"name":"Dart"},{"name":"Laravel"},{"name":"Rails"},{"name":"Symfony"},{"name":"Strapi"},{"name":"Firebase"},{"name":"React"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Angular"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"meilisync"},{"name":"MCP"},{"name":"JavaScript SDK"},{"name":"Python SDK"},{"name":"PHP SDK"},{"name":"Ruby SDK"},{"name":"Go SDK"},{"name":"Rust SDK"},{"name":"Java SDK"},{"name":".NET SDK"},{"name":"Swift SDK"},{"name":"Dart SDK"},{"name":"Laravel Scout"},{"name":"Ruby on Rails"},{"name":"InstantSearch"}]` | `[{"name":"Python"},{"name":"Cohere"},{"name":"TwelveLabs"},{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"OpenAI Codex"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"VSCode"},{"name":"IntelliJ"},{"name":"PyCharm"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"GCP"}]` |
| language.primary | Rust | Java |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"NO","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Cloud","summary":"From $20/month with usage or resource-based pricing","features":["14-day free trial","Email support","Fully managed infrastructure","Usage-based or resource-based billing","Automatic scaling","Automatic upgrades"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GiB"},"kind":"metered","amount":2.9,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Managed cloud hosting with automatic scaling and support","contactSales":false},{"free":true,"name":"Self-Hosted","summary":"Free","features":["Full infrastructure control","No usage limits","MIT license"],"description":"Open-source MIT license for on-premise deployment with full infrastructure control","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing via quote","features":["Custom infrastructure","Dedicated resources","Up to 99.999% SLA","Dedicated Slack support channel","SSO SAML","SOC 2 Type II compliance","Advanced analytics","Merchandising","Personalization","Search-powered chat","Volume discounts","Advisory services"],"description":"Custom deployments with dedicated support and SLAs for mission-critical workloads","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $20/month with 14-day free trial. Free self-hosted option. Custom enterprise pricing available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.meilisearch.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T09:19:14.980Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vespa.ai","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T11:26:49.809Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 4 | 3 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.999 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active","auditor":"Prescient Security / Vanta","evidenceUrl":"https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/soc2-typeii-compliance"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.9 |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/soc2-typeii-compliance | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=meilisearch&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.yahoo.vespa%3Acontainer-test&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Search Engines)

| Capability | Meilisearch | Vespa |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Managed | Self-hosted |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Index engine | - | Custom |
| **Query** |  |  |
| Query DSL (JSON / SQL / params / GraphQL) | JSON (HTTP API) | - |
| Faceting & filtering | Yes | - |
| Geo search | ✓ | - |
| **Relevance** |  |  |
| Typo tolerance / fuzzy | Built-in | Configurable |
| Relevance tuning | Ranking rules | Ranking rules |
| **Vector** |  |  |
| Vector / hybrid search | Dense + lexical fusion | Dense + lexical fusion |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Distributed / horizontal scale | Sharded | Sharded |
| Multi-tenancy (indexes / collections / tenants) | ✓ | - |
| **Ingest** |  |  |
| Real-time indexing | - | Near-real-time |
| **Workload** |  |  |
| Log / analytics workload | ✓ | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS | Permissive OSS |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:48:15.289Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*