# Typesense

> Lightning Fast, Open Source Search

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/typesense
- **Category:** Search Engines
- **Homepage:** https://typesense.org
- **Also known as:** typesense
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:35:45.033Z

## Vioscale score

**54.4 / 100**, confidence 35% (low).

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

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 6 | 480 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 10 | 500 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 45.8 | 17 | 778.9 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 83.4 | 7 | 583.8 | ✓ |
| integrations | 29.9 | 8 | 239.6 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 37 | 20 | 740.5 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 55.6 | 12 | 666.7 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 18 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 8 | 800 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 20 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://typesense.org). Independently observed._

from $0.03/mo · Usage-based · Free tier

> Usage-based: $0.03/hr cluster + $0.09/gb bandwidth. Includes 720 hrs and 10GB free monthly.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | $0.03/hour cluster + $0.09/gb bandwidth, with 720 hrs and 10GB free monthly | - | - |

### Pay-as-you-go

Usage-based pricing based on cluster memory size and bandwidth consumption

**Included limits:** bandwidth_free: 10GB/month, cluster_hours_free: 720/month

- Dedicated cluster
- No limits on records or operations
- Memory from 0.5GB to 1024GB
- Configurable vCPUs
- GPU acceleration available
- High Performance Disk option
- High Availability option
- Search Delivery Network
- Critical Production Support

### Add-ons

- **High Availability**
- **Search Delivery Network**
- **GPU Acceleration**
- **Prioritized Support**

## About

A modern, open-source search engine designed as an easier-to-use alternative to Elasticsearch and more transparent alternative to Algolia. Combines vector search, fuzzy matching, faceted navigation, and geo-distributed caching.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Self-hosted

## Integrations (7)

_Independently observed._

- Instantsearch.js
- Laravel Scout
- WordPress
- Gatsby
- Firebase
- Docusaurus
- Tooljet

## Capabilities

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

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | - |
| **Architecture** | |
| Index engine | - |
| **Query** | |
| Query DSL (JSON / SQL / params / GraphQL) | REST API |
| **Relevance** | |
| Typo tolerance / fuzzy | Built-in |
| **Query** | |
| Faceting & filtering | Yes |
| **Relevance** | |
| Relevance tuning | - |
| **Vector** | |
| Vector / hybrid search | Dense + lexical fusion |
| **Query** | |
| Geo search | ✓ |
| **Scale** | |
| Distributed / horizontal scale | Clustered |
| **Ingest** | |
| Real-time indexing | - |
| **Workload** | |
| Log / analytics workload | - |
| **Scale** | |
| Multi-tenancy (indexes / collections / tenants) | ✓ |
| **Licensing** | |
| Licence class | - |

## 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 | 14 | [link](https://github.com/typesense/typesense/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 26,388 | [link](https://github.com/typesense/typesense) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 10 | [link](https://typesense.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | C++ | [link](https://github.com/typesense/typesense) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | GPL-3.0 | [link](https://github.com/typesense/typesense) | 2026-08-01 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://typesense.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://typesense.org) | 2026-08-01 | 40% (low) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://typesense.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 0.03 | [link](https://typesense.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://typesense.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 80 | [link](https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://typesense.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

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