Open-source alternatives to Algolia
7 open-source projects are offered as replacements for Algolia. MeiliSearch is the most starred. Running one yourself trades the subscription for your own hosting and upkeep, so the table below leads with what decides that trade: whether the project is alive, what its licence lets a business do, and whether there is a container command to start from.
Side by side
| Project | Stars | Activity | Licence | Self-host | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MeiliSearch | 59,605 | Active | Not identified | ○ | Rust |
 Qdrant | 35,134 | Active | Permissive | Docker | Rust |
 Typesense | 27,004 | Active | Copyleft | Docker | C++ |
 Jina.ai | 21,854 | Quiet | Permissive | Compose | Python |
 Zinc | 17,918 | Active | Not identified | ○ | Go |
 OpenSearch | 13,890 | Active | Permissive | ○ | Java |
 AppBase | 4,918 | Active | Permissive | ○ | JavaScript |
Each one, briefly
- MeiliSearch59,605 stars · not identified · active
A lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications.
Also replaces Berty, Coyim, Session, Telegram
- Qdrant35,134 stars · permissive · active
Qdrant - High-performance, massive-scale Vector Database and Vector Search Engine for the next generation of AI. Also available in the cloud https://cloud.qdrant.io/
Also replaces Google Vertex AI
- Typesense27,004 stars · copyleft · active
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
- Zinc17,918 stars · not identified · active
ZincSearch . A lightweight alternative to elasticsearch that requires minimal resources, written in Go.
- OpenSearch13,890 stars · permissive · active
🔎 Open source distributed and RESTful search engine.
Also replaces IBM Watson Discovery
Where this comes from
Which projects are offered against Algolia comes from opensourcealternative.to, re-read weekly. Every figure in the table is read from the project’s own repository. We have not run these projects, and we hold no price for Algolia. Browse every open-source alternative.