Typesense Alternatives

Typesense is described as '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' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Typesense for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Linux and Mac apps. The best Typesense alternative is Algolia. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Elasticsearch or OpenSearch. Other great apps like Typesense are Searchspring, Manticore search, wordpress i-search pro and Qdrant.

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Typesense alternatives page was last updated Feb 19, 2025
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  1. 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.

    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
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    Algolia Features

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

    Algolia VS Typesense

     

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

    • Algolia is the most popular free alternative to Typesense.

    • Algolia is Free Personal and ProprietaryTypesense is Free and Open Source
  2. 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.

    64 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 Typesense

     

    • Elasticsearch is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Typesense.

    • Elasticsearch is the most popular Open Source alternative to Typesense.

    • Elasticsearch is Freemium and Open SourceTypesense is Free and Open Source
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    OpenSearch

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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

    • 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

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  5. 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 Typesense

     

    • Searchspring is the most popular commercial alternative to Typesense.

    • Searchspring is Paid and ProprietaryTypesense is Free and Open Source
  6. 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 Typesense

     
  7. wordpress i-search pro icon

    wordpress i-search pro

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    i-Search Pro changes the way of WordPress Search. It’s full WooCommerce compatible. Provide Live search results in milliseconds. Include almost everything in your search results.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
    High Speed Search Results

    wordpress i-search pro Features

    1.  Integrated Search
    2.  Search Analytics
    3.  Content builder
    4.  WPML
    5.  WpBakery
    6.  Taxonomies

    wordpress i-search pro VS Typesense

     

    • wordpress i-search pro is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Typesense.

    • wordpress i-search pro is Paid and ProprietaryTypesense is Free and Open Source
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    Qdrant

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    Qdrant (read: quadrant) is a vector similarity search engine and vector database. It provides a production-ready service with a convenient API to store, search, and manage points—vectors with an additional payload Qdrant is tailored to extended filtering support.

    55 Qdrant alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • LT flagLithuania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Qdrant Features

    1.  Neural network
    2.  Vector Database

    Qdrant VS Typesense

     
  10. FreeFind icon

    FreeFind

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    Free site search engine. Add a site search engine to your website today, for free, in less than ten minutes. Choose from Free and Pro site search engines.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    FreeFind screenshot 1

    FreeFind VS Typesense

     
  11. Easy Site Search icon

    Easy Site Search

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    EasySiteSearch is a plug-and-play search solution for websites. With just one line of code, website owners can integrate a fast, customizable search without dealing with complex configurations or backend infrastructure.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    Search widget preview

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Website widget

    Easy Site Search VS Typesense

     
  12. Magifind icon

    Magifind

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    Magifind uses advanced AI and natural language processing to truly understand the intent behind a customer's search, not just match keywords. This semantic search approach allows Magifind to return highly relevant results, guiding customers to the exact products they are...

    License model

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Magifind screenshot 1

    Magifind Features

    1.  Semantic Search
    2.  AI-Powered

    Magifind VS Typesense

     

  13. Semantic Image Search CLI

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    Enhance your image searching with a command-line tool enabling semantic search locally via node-mlx. Utilizing CLIP model embeddings stored as binary JSON for indexing serves rapid queries without any reliance on third parties, ensuring efficiency even with extensive image collections.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • npm
    Semantic Image Search CLI screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Semantic Search
    7.  AI-Powered
    8.  Local Search

    Semantic Image Search CLI VS Typesense

     
  14. Tribus icon

    Tribus

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    Enterprise search, simplified. Cloud-based enterprise search solution that search across all of your organization’s content sources — Aconex, Procore, Dropbox, Microsoft Sharepoint, Onedrive, and more.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Tribus Homepage

    Tribus VS Typesense

     
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