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Typesense® vs Meilisearch

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Typesense® compared with Meilisearch
DetailTypesense®Meilisearch
What it doesOpen source search engine for fast, typo-tolerant site and app search Lightning-fast search and AI retrieval platform trusted by 20,000+ teams
StageEstablished Established
Founded2015 Not given
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelNot given freemium
PricingNot given Cloud: $20/month base plan or usage-based starting at $30/month; 14-day free trial, no credit card required. Enterprise: custom pricing with dedicated support and up to 99.999% SLA. Self-hosted: free under MIT license.
Key features
  • Typo Tolerance
  • Vector & Semantic Search
  • Faceted Navigation
  • Geo Search
  • Fuzzy Search
  • Autocomplete
  • Filtering & Faceting
  • Built-in RAG
  • Easy High Availability
  • Full-text search with geosearch and faceting
  • Semantic search for deeper understanding and context
  • Hybrid search blending full-text and semantic capabilities
  • Multimodal search across images, video, audio and text
  • Vector storage for advanced search and RAG applications
  • Federated search across multiple data sources
  • Search analytics with actionable insights
  • Scoped API keys for granular access control
  • Per-tenant analytics tracking usage and search performance
What makes it different
  • Sub-50ms instant searches
  • Zero to instant-search in 30 seconds
  • Self-hosted on Linux, macOS, or Docker
  • Lean customer-funded team
  • Sub-50ms search response time, faster than the blink of an eye
  • Deploy in minutes with smart presets and zero configuration needed
  • Out-of-the-box great relevancy that fits every use case
  • Open source under MIT license with no usage limits for self-hosting
  • Native multi-tenant support isolating customer data on single instance
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)74 no change since last check76 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)3133
Citation Flow (Majestic)4651
Referring domains (Majestic)25345387

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