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Algolia

AI-powered platform for search, retrieval, and discovery experiences

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Available worldwide · Popular in: US, GB, DE

What is Algolia?

Algolia provides a managed platform that combines keyword search with AI-powered discovery features, including recommendations, semantic understanding, and retrieval-augmented generation capabilities for building search and discovery experiences.

Independently observed

Algolia pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
from $0.40/recordUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 10K monthly requests and 100K records. Grow: $0.50 per 1K additional requests. Grow Plus: $1.75 per 1K additional requests. Elevate: custom pricing.

Grow

Free
Free
monthly

Foundational keyword search with visual tuning tools and analytics

records
100k
search_requests
10k/month
  • Keyword Search + Browse
  • Query suggestions
  • Rules: 10/index
  • Manual synonyms
  • Data transformation
  • 30 days analytics retention
  • Third party integrations + connectors
  • US, UK, EU hosting locations

Grow Plus

10K search requests/month and 100K records included, then $1.75 per 1K requests and $0.40 per 1K records
monthly

Advanced keyword search with AI-powered ranking and personalization

records
100k
search_requests
10k/month
  • Everything in Grow
  • Rules: 10,000/index
  • AI Ranking
  • Advanced Personalization
  • Query Categorization
  • Collections
  • 90 days analytics retention

Elevate

Contact sales
Contact sales
annual

Enterprise-grade AI search with dedicated support and advanced features

  • Everything in Grow Plus
  • NeuralSearch
  • AI Collections
  • Smart Groups
  • Real-time personalization
  • 99.99% availability
  • SSO and Enhanced SLA
  • Enterprise-level Support
  • Professional services available

What Algolia does

The capabilities that matter for search engines, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Deployment
Deployment
Managed
Architecture
Index engine
-
Query
Query DSL (JSON / SQL / params / GraphQL)
-
Faceting & filtering
Yes
Geo search
✗
Relevance
Typo tolerance / fuzzy
Built-in
Relevance tuning
Ranking rules
Vector
Vector / hybrid search
Dense + lexical fusion
Scale
Distributed / horizontal scale
Clustered
Multi-tenancy (indexes / collections / tenants)
✓
Ingest
Real-time indexing
Near-real-time
Workload
Log / analytics workload
✓
Licensing
Licence class
Proprietary
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS

Integrations (7)

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

Security & compliance

Independently observed
  • SOC 2 Type II · Type IIactive
  • ISO 27001active
  • ISO 27017active

Algolia FAQ

Common questions about Algolia, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Algolia?

Algolia provides a managed platform that combines keyword search with AI-powered discovery features, including recommendations, semantic understanding, and retrieval-augmented generation capabilities for building search and discovery experiences. It is indexed under Search Engines.

Source: https://www.algolia.com/de/lp/thankyou-request-pricing-neuralsearch

Is Algolia free?

Algolia offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.40. 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.algolia.com/de/pricing/grow-plan

What platforms does Algolia support?

We have confirmed browser-based access to Algolia. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.

Source: https://www.algolia.com/de/lp/thankyou-request-pricing-neuralsearch

Can Algolia be self-hosted?

We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Algolia, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.

Source: https://www.algolia.com/de/lp/thankyou-request-pricing-neuralsearch

What does Algolia integrate with?

We have confirmed 7 integrations for Algolia, including Shopify, Analytics tools, Data pipelines, Ecommerce platforms, Slack, Stripe and Zendesk. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://www.algolia.com/de/pricing/grow-plan

What security certifications does Algolia have?

We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Algolia. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Algolia not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://www.algolia.com/de/distributed-secure/security-compliance

Where is Algolia available?

Algolia is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany.

Source: https://www.algolia.com/de/lp/thankyou-request-pricing-neuralsearch

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Balanced composite 82 / 100
medium · 74%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Security posture850.1210.4✓
Reliability1000.076.8✓
Pricing transparency1000.055.4✓
Price level800.043.3✓
Capabilities870.043.3✓
Integrations200.040.9✓

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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq7 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesFaceting: yes · Deployment: managed · Geo search: No · Distributed: clustered · Soc2 type ii: Yes · Licence class: proprietarymediumsource · 2026-09-08 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count4mediumsource · 2026-08-24 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityPrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-09-08 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Modelfreemiummediumsource · 2026-09-08 · 60%
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-09-08 · 60%
Price levellowmediumsource · 2026-09-08 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-09-08 · 60%
Starting priceAmount: 0.4 · Currency: USDmediumsource · 2026-09-08 · 60%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60%
Sla pct99.99mediumsource · 2026-09-08 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Disclosure policyYesmediumsource · 2026-09-08 · 60%
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-09-08 · 75%
Iso27001Yeshighsource · 2026-09-08 · 75%
Soc2Yeshighsource · 2026-09-08 · 75%
HipaaYeshighsource · 2026-09-08 · 75%
CertificationsSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27017mediumsource · 2026-09-08 · 60%
Trust centerhttps://www.algolia.com/de/distributed-secure/security-compliancemediumsource · 2026-09-08 · 60%
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