A lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications.
Typo-tolerant instant search you can host yourself.
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Hosted search and discovery API. A closed product from Algolia.
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| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meilisearch | Full replacement | 60k | Other | Open core | Yes | Rust | v1.54.3 | 2026-10-06 |
| Typesense | Full replacement | 27k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | C++ | v30.2 | 2026-10-06 |
| Manticore Search | Partial | 12k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | C++ | release-29.9.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Orama | Partial | 11k | Other | Open source | Yes | TypeScript | v3.1.18 | 2026-10-03 |
| Vespa | Partial | 7.1k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Java | v8.763.13 | 2026-10-06 |
| SeekStorm | Partial | 1.9k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Rust | v3.3.13 | 2026-09-12 |
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Open Source alternative to Algolia + Pinecone and an Easier-to-Use alternative to ElasticSearch ⚡ 🔍 ✨ Fast, typo tolerant, in-memory fuzzy Search Engine for building delightful search experiences
Typo-tolerant instant search you can host yourself.
Open-source search database for full-text, vector, and hybrid search with real-time indexing and SQL.
Self-hosted full-text search.
- Language
- C++
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 12k
- Latest
- release-29.9.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
🌌 A complete search engine and RAG pipeline in your browser, server or edge network with support for full-text, vector, and hybrid search in less than 2kb.
Full-text, vector and hybrid search that runs in the browser or a JavaScript server, over an index you build and ship.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Other
- Stars
- 11k
- Latest
- v3.1.18
- Last push
- 2026-10-03
The AI search platform
Text, vector and structured search with custom ranking on your own servers; no hosted dashboard or UI widgets.
- Language
- Java
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 7.1k
- Latest
- v8.763.13
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
SeekStorm: vector & lexical search - in-process library & multi-tenancy server, in Rust.
Full-text search as a Rust library or an HTTP server with a REST API; no hosted dashboard.
- Language
- Rust
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 1.9k
- Latest
- v3.3.13
- Last push
- 2026-09-12
Head to head
- Manticore Search vs Meilisearch
- Manticore Search vs Orama
- Manticore Search vs SeekStorm
- Manticore Search vs Typesense
- Manticore Search vs Vespa
- Meilisearch vs Orama
- Meilisearch vs SeekStorm
- Meilisearch vs Typesense
- Meilisearch vs Vespa
- Orama vs SeekStorm
- Orama vs Typesense
- Orama vs Vespa
- SeekStorm vs Typesense
- SeekStorm vs Vespa
- Typesense vs Vespa
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