# Bleve

> Modern indexing & search for Go

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/bleve
- **Category:** Search Engines
- **Homepage:** https://blevesearch.com
- **Also known as:** bleve
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T21:42:04.501Z

## Vioscale score

**58.7 / 100**, confidence 15% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 0 | 17 | 0 | - |
| github_stars | 76.4 | 7 | 534.5 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 35.1 | 20 | 701.4 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 87.8 | 12 | 1053.3 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 18 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 20 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://blevesearch.com). Independently observed._

Open source · Free tier

## About

Go library for full-text search and indexing with support for text analysis in 30+ languages, faceting, vector search, and multiple query types.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Search Engines. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | Self-hosted |
| **Architecture** | |
| Index engine | - |
| **Query** | |
| Query DSL (JSON / SQL / params / GraphQL) | Go API with query objects |
| **Relevance** | |
| Typo tolerance / fuzzy | Built-in |
| **Query** | |
| Faceting & filtering | Yes |
| **Relevance** | |
| Relevance tuning | BM25 only |
| **Vector** | |
| Vector / hybrid search | Vector-only |
| **Query** | |
| Geo search | ✗ |
| **Scale** | |
| Distributed / horizontal scale | Single-node |
| **Ingest** | |
| Real-time indexing | Near-real-time |
| **Workload** | |
| Log / analytics workload | ✗ |
| **Scale** | |
| Multi-tenancy (indexes / collections / tenants) | ✗ |
| **Licensing** | |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 12 | [link](https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/pulse) | 2026-08-03 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 11,165 | [link](https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve) | 2026-08-03 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Go | [link](https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve) | 2026-08-03 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve) | 2026-08-03 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://blevesearch.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | open_source | [link](https://blevesearch.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://blevesearch.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 22 | [link](https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/releases) | 2026-08-03 | 70% (medium) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/bleve). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*