Elasticsearch AlternativesTop Search Servers and other similar apps like Elasticsearch

Elasticsearch is described as 'Unmatched relevance. Real-time insights. Anything is possible — when the precision of search meets the intelligence of AI' and is a popular Search Server in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Elasticsearch for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Web-based, Mac, Self-Hosted and Windows apps. The best Elasticsearch alternative is Algolia. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Apache Solr or OpenSearch. Other great apps like Elasticsearch are Meilisearch, Sphinx (search engine), Searchspring and Manticore search.

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  1. Algolia icon
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    Algolia helps product teams connect their users with information by providing the building blocks they need to create fast, relevant, personalized search.

    64 Algolia alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android SDK
    • Ruby
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • Angular
    • cURL
    • Ruby on Rails
    • Node.JS
    • Objective-C

    Algolia Features

    1.  Indexed search
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Search Bar
    4.  REST API

    Algolia VS Elasticsearch

     
    Comments about Algolia as an Alternative to Elasticsearch
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    Ola Johansson
    Positive Dec 6, 2016
    2

    Algolia is a great alternative if you don't want to spend time configuring your own server and just want something that works, fast.

    Guest
    Negative Sep 7, 2016
    7

    Its closed sourced and not possible to self-host.

    Guest
    Negative Oct 1, 2016
    4

    One is application another is service you need to pay for

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    • Some users think Algolia is a great Elasticsearch alternative, some don't.

    • Algolia is the most popular Web-based alternative to Elasticsearch.

    • Algolia is the most popular free alternative to Elasticsearch.

    • Algolia is Free Personal and ProprietaryElasticsearch is Freemium and Open Source
  2. Apache Solr icon
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    Solr is an open source enterprise search server based on Lucene search library, with XML/HTTP and JSON APIs. Its major features include powerful full-text search, hit highlighting, faceted search, dynamic clustering, database integration, and rich document handling.

    46 Apache Solr alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Azure

    Apache Solr Features

    1.  Indexed search

    Apache Solr VS Elasticsearch

     
    • Almost everyone thinks Apache Solr is a great Elasticsearch alternative.

    • Apache Solr is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Elasticsearch.

    • Apache Solr is the most popular Open Source alternative to Elasticsearch.

    • Apache Solr is Free and Open SourceElasticsearch is Freemium and Open Source
  3. Meilisearch icon
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    Meilisearch helps you shape a delightful search experience in a snap, offering features that work out-of-the-box to speed up your workflow.

    27 Meilisearch alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Meilisearch Features

    1.  Search Server
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  REST API
    4.  Rust
    5.  Indexed search
    6.  Integrated Search
    7.  Filtering

    Meilisearch VS Elasticsearch

     
    • Meilisearch is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Elasticsearch.

    • Meilisearch is the most popular commercial alternative to Elasticsearch.

    • Meilisearch is Paid and Open SourceElasticsearch is Freemium and Open Source
  4. OpenSearch icon
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    OpenSearch is a community-driven, open source search and analytics suite derived from Apache 2.0 licensed Elasticsearch 7.10.2 & Kibana 7.10.2. It consists of a search engine daemon, and a visualization and user interface, OpenSearch Dashboards.

    34 OpenSearch alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    OpenSearch Features

    1.  Import CSV Data
    2.  Business Dashboards
    3.  Charts
    4.  Reporting
    5.  Real-time dashboard
    6.  Metrics
    7.  Drag and Drop
    8.  Graphs
    9.  Interactive map
    10.  Interactive Visualization

    OpenSearch VS Elasticsearch

     
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    Sphinx is a software search engine designed with indexing database content in mind. It currently supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and ODBC-compliant databases as data sources natively. Other data sources can be indexed via pipe in a custom XML format.

    44 Sphinx (search engine) alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Sphinx (search engine) VS Elasticsearch

     
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    Searchspring provides solutions for online retailers such as site search, personalization, merchandising, and insights. It's compatible with ecommerce platforms like Shopify, Magento, BigCommerce, and Miva.

    54 Searchspring alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Searchspring Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Semantic Search
    3.  Product Recommendation
    4.  AI-Powered
    5. Shopify icon  Shopify integration

    Searchspring VS Elasticsearch

     
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    Open source search server designed to be fast, scalable and with powerful and accurate full-text search capabilities derived from Sphinx search project.

    55 Manticore search alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Scalable

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search

    Manticore search VS Elasticsearch

     
  8. Typesense icon
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    An open source, blazing fast, typo tolerant search engine for building delightful search experiences. Focuses on developer happiness and ease of use, with a painless out-of-the-box experience.

    20 Typesense alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Typesense Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Self-hosted search

    Typesense VS Elasticsearch

     
  9. Quickwit icon
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    Quickwit is the next-gen search & analytics engine built for logs. It is a highly reliable & cost-efficient alternative to Elasticsearch.

    3 Quickwit alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Quickwit Features

    1.  Kubernetes
    2.  Rust
    3.  Logging

    Quickwit VS Elasticsearch

     
  10. Golem icon
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    Golem is a global, open sourced, decentralized supercomputer that anyone can access. It's made up of the combined power of user's machines, from personal laptops to entire datacenters.

    82 Golem alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Golem Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Peer-To-Peer
    3.  VPS Hosting

    Golem VS Elasticsearch

     
    Comments about Golem as an Alternative to Elasticsearch
    Dave Mackey
    Negative Dec 13, 2022
    1

    This isn't a search engine.

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    • Golem is Free and Open SourceElasticsearch is Freemium and Open Source
    • Golem is DecentralizedElasticsearch is not according to our users
  11. Carrot2 icon
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    Carrot2 organizes your search results into topics. With an instant overview of what's available, you will quickly find what you're looking for.

    14 Carrot2 alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Linux

    Carrot2 Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Decentralized
    5.  Works Offline

    Carrot2 VS Elasticsearch

     
  12. Metasearch icon
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    Search aggregator for Slack, Google Docs, GitHub, and more.

    12 Metasearch alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    Metasearch Features

    1.  Aggregator
    2.  Meta-Search

    Metasearch VS Elasticsearch

     
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