TL;DR - Algolia
- Algolia is a search-as-a-service platform that delivers fast, relevant search results
- It powers instant search experiences with typo tolerance, faceting, and AI-powered rankings
- Free tier with 10K searches/month, paid plans from $1 per 1K searches
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams
Pricing Plans
free trialBuild
Free
Free forever
- 10K searches/mo
- 1M records
- 10K AI recs
- 3 rules/index
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Grow
Free
Pay-as-you-go
- $0.50/1K searches
- $0.40/1K records
- Query suggestions
- 30-day analytics
Grow Plus
Free
Pay-as-you-go
- $1.75/1K searches
- AI Synonyms
- Personalization
- 90-day analytics
Elevate
Custom
Annual contract
- NeuralSearch
- Volume discounts
- SSO
- 70+ data centers
About Algolia
Algolia powers the search box for thousands of websites and apps. Type and see results instantly, with typo tolerance and relevance ranking that feels almost magical.
The API handles billions of queries with response times under 50ms. Configure ranking, synonyms, and filtering without being a search expert. Analytics show what users search for and don't find.
Building good search is surprisingly hard. Algolia makes it fast and relevant out of the box, letting you focus on your product instead of search infrastructure.
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Algolia FAQ
There's a free tier with 10,000 search requests and 10,000 records per month. Good for prototyping. Paid plans start at $0.50 per 1,000 requests.
Build plan is free with limits. Grow plan charges per request starting at $0.50/1K. Premium and Enterprise have custom pricing. Can get expensive at scale.
Algolia is a hosted search API. Add fast, relevant search to your website or app. Known for typo tolerance, instant results, and excellent relevance. Powers search for Discord, Stripe, Twitch.
Algolia is hosted and easier to implement. Elasticsearch is self-hosted, more flexible, but requires more DevOps work. Algolia for quick implementation; Elasticsearch for full control.
Push your data to Algolia via API or dashboard. Use InstantSearch libraries for React, Vue, Angular, etc. Configure ranking rules. Algolia handles indexing and serving searches.