Manticore Search
Open-source database optimized for fast search queries
- Also known as
- manticore-search
Available worldwide
What is Manticore Search?
An open-source search engine supporting full-text and vector search, faceting, real-time indexing, and distributed deployments with SQL and JSON query interfaces.
Manticore Search pricing
We don't have Manticore Search's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
100% open-source. Professional services and enterprise support plans available.
What Manticore Search 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
- Self-hosted
- Index engine
- Custom
- Query DSL (JSON / SQL / params / GraphQL)
- SQL
- Faceting & filtering
- Yes
- Geo search
- ✓
- Typo tolerance / fuzzy
- -
- Relevance tuning
- -
- Vector / hybrid search
- Dense + lexical fusion
- Distributed / horizontal scale
- Sharded
- Multi-tenancy (indexes / collections / tenants)
- -
- Real-time indexing
- Near-real-time
- Log / analytics workload
- ✓
- Licence class
- Permissive OSS
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Linux
- Self-hosted
Integrations (6)
Independently observed- OpenSearch Dashboards
- Kafka
- Logstash
- Beats
- Kibana
- GitHub
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Manticore Search FAQ
Common questions about Manticore Search, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Manticore Search?
A fast, resource-efficient open-source database for searching large datasets and vector search. It significantly outperforms Elasticsearch while requiring minimal computational resources, and integrates with tools like Kafka and Kibana. It is indexed under Search Engines.
Source: https://manticoresearch.com/
Is Manticore Search free to use?
Manticore Search is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the GPL-3.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://manticoresearch.com/
What platforms does Manticore Search support?
Manticore Search supports Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://manticoresearch.com/
Can Manticore Search be self-hosted?
Yes. Manticore Search can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://manticoresearch.com/
What does Manticore Search integrate with?
We have confirmed 5 integrations for Manticore Search, including Kafka, Logstash, Beats, Kibana and GitHub. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://manticoresearch.com/
Is Manticore Search open source?
Yes. Manticore Search is published under the GPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Source: https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch
Where is Manticore Search available?
Manticore Search is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Source: https://manticoresearch.com/
Manticore Search alternatives
Other search engines we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- AlgoliaAI-powered platform for search, retrieval, and discovery experiencesmedium · 74%
- Elasticsearchmedium · 50%
- MeilisearchFast, easy-to-integrate search engine for websites and applicationsmedium · 67%
- VespaA distributed search and inference engine for AI applications at scalehigh · 77%
- CoveoA search engine designed to integrate with Sitecore, providing relevance-tuned results, recommendations, and AI-powered personalizationmedium · 61%
- OpenSearchOpen source search and analytics platform for data ingestion and explorationlow · 47%
Compare Manticore Search
Side by side against other search engines, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Manticore Search, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 62 | 0.14 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 83 | 0.08 | 6.8 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.08 | 3.7 | ✓ |
| Stars | 77 | 0.05 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| Security score | 41 | 0.05 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| Package downloads | 43 | 0.04 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 22 | 0.05 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 95 | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 63% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Faceting: yes · Query dsl: SQL · Deployment: self_hosted · Geo search: Yes · Distributed: sharded · Index engine: custom | mediumsource · 2026-09-14 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 5 | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | C++ | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | GPL-3.0 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 95% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: GB · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-14 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Security
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