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Meilisearch

★ 50k

Lightning-fast typo-tolerant search engine you can wire into an app in minutes.

Meilisearch does the job of Algolia, self-hosted. It is MIT-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. Algolia bills $50 for it. 50k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Algolia.

Licence
MIT
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$50
GitHub stars
50k
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Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How Meilisearch runs

Where it runs

Meilisearch runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

Meilisearch questions

Is Meilisearch open source?

Yes — it is released under MIT.

Can Meilisearch replace Algolia?

Our verdict on Algolia is YES. Meilisearch (50k stars), Typesense (23k stars), Perplexica (23k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Algolia — self-host in one command and stop paying $500/mo.

Can I self-host Meilisearch?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.

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