# Algolia vs Sinequa

| Attribute | Algolia | Sinequa |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 71.3 (75% (high)) | 78.6 (21% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A secure enterprise platform integrating data across organizational systems to enable AI-powered search, intelligent assistants, and autonomous agents that operate within role-based access controls and compliance frameworks. |
| features.capabilities | `{"faceting":"yes","deployment":"managed","geo_search":false,"distributed":"clustered","soc2_type_ii":true,"licence_class":"proprietary","log_analytics":false,"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","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,"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,"deployment_model":"hybrid","generative_ai_answer_synthesis_rag":true,"bring_your_own_llm_byo_model_support":true,"hipaa_compliance_for_medical_records":true,"source_system_rbac_permissions_mirroring":true,"hybrid_dense_and_sparse_lexical_reranking":true,"pre_built_native_crawlers_for_100_plus_saas_apps":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 200 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Shopify"},{"name":"Analytics tools"},{"name":"Data pipelines"},{"name":"Ecommerce platforms"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Zendesk"}]` | `[{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Microsoft 365"},{"name":"Microsoft Copilot"},{"name":"ChatGPT Enterprise"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","GB","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","FR"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Grow","summary":"Free: 10K requests/month, 100K records. Then $0.50 per 1K requests, $0.40 per 1K records.","features":["Keyword Search + Browse","Query suggestions","Manual synonyms","Data transformation","Rules (10/index)","30 days analytics retention","Third party integrations and connectors","US, UK, EU hosting locations"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"search requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.5,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"records"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.4,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free tier with pay-as-you-go overages","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"records":"100K","search_requests":"10K/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Grow Plus","summary":"$1.75 per 1K requests above included amount","features":["Everything in Grow","AI Ranking","Advanced Personalization","Query Categorization","Collections","Rules (10,000/index)","90 days analytics retention"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"search requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.75,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Grow features plus AI-powered ranking and personalization","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"search_requests":"10K/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Elevate","summary":"Custom pricing. Contact sales for quote.","features":["Everything in Grow Plus","NeuralSearch","AI Collections","Smart Groups","Real-time personalization","99.99% availability SLA","SSO and Enhanced SLA","Enterprise-level support","Professional services"],"description":"Enterprise-scale AI search with dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"summary":"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.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.algolia.com/de/pricing/grow-plan","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T22:38:26.557Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"search requests","amount":1.75,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":1.75,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (AI Enterprise Search)

| Capability | Algolia | Sinequa |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:41:20.749Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*