Algolia is described as 'Helps product teams connect their users with information by providing the building blocks they need to create fast, relevant, personalized search' and is a popular site search engine in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Algolia for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Self-Hosted, Linux and Mac apps. The best Algolia alternative is Meilisearch. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Elasticsearch or OpenSearch. Other great apps like Algolia are Apache Solr, Searchspring, swiftype and Typesense.