Pagefind Alternatives

Pagefind is described as 'Fully static search library that aims to perform well on large sites, while using as little of your users’ bandwidth as possible, and without hosting any infrastructure' and is an app in the online services category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Pagefind for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Linux, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best Pagefind 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 Pagefind are Algolia, Boost, Searchspring and Manticore search.

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Pagefind alternatives page was last updated Apr 28, 2025
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  1. Meilisearch icon

    Meilisearch

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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

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    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Meilisearch screenshot 1

    Meilisearch Features

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

    Meilisearch VS Pagefind

     

    • Meilisearch is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Pagefind.

    • Meilisearch is the most popular Open Source & commercial alternative to Pagefind.

    • Meilisearch is Paid and Open SourcePagefind is Free and Open Source
  2. Algolia icon

    Algolia

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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 Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    Algolia Features

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

    Algolia VS Pagefind

     

    • Algolia is the most popular free alternative to Pagefind.

    • Algolia is Free Personal and ProprietaryPagefind is Free and Open Source
  4. Elasticsearch icon

    Elasticsearch

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    Unmatched relevance. Real-time insights. Anything is possible — when the precision of search meets the intelligence of AI.

    62 Elasticsearch alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    Elasticsearch screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Scalable

    Features

    1.  REST API
    2.  AI-Powered

    Elasticsearch VS Pagefind

     
  5. OpenSearch icon

    OpenSearch

     7 likes
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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.

    35 OpenSearch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    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 Pagefind

     
  6. Boost icon

    Boost

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    Boost is a software solution that improves Shopify's search and filter functionality. It allows users to filter products by various criteria and uses AI to enhance site search, product recommendations, and navigation.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Shopify
    Boost screenshot 1

    Boost Features

    1.  Product Recommendation
    2.  Filters
    3.  AI-Powered
    4.  Semantic Search
    5. Shopify icon  Shopify integration
    6.  Auto Correction
    7.  Ranking

    Boost VS Pagefind

     
  7. Searchspring icon

    Searchspring

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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.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Searchspring screenshot 1

    Searchspring Features

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

    Searchspring VS Pagefind

     
  9. Manticore search icon

    Manticore search

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Scalable

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search

    Manticore search VS Pagefind

     
  10. Apache Solr icon

    Apache Solr

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Azure
    The Velocity Search UI

    Apache Solr Features

    1.  Indexed search

    Apache Solr VS Pagefind

     
  11. Metarank icon

    Metarank

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    A low code Machine Learning personalized ranking service for articles, listings, search results, recommendations that boosts user engagement. A friendly Learn-to-Rank engine.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Microsoft Azure
    Metarank screenshot 1

    Metarank Features

    1.  Kubernetes
    2.  Data science
    3.  Ranking

    Metarank VS Pagefind

     
  12. Sphinx (search engine) icon

    Sphinx (search engine)

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Sphinx (search engine) screenshot 1

    Sphinx (search engine) VS Pagefind

     
  13. Typesense icon

    Typesense

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open 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 Pagefind

     
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    Carrot2

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Linux
    Carrot2 screenshot 1

    Carrot2 Features

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

    Carrot2 VS Pagefind

     
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