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Top 2 Self-Hosted Open-Source Alternatives to Algolia Search (2026)
Algolia Search costs Grow / Elevate ($0.50–$1.75 per 1k requests/records) ($150/mo or $1,800/year for 10 seats). Switch to one of the verified open-source Docker replacements below.
★ 47.9k Stars • MIT
512MB RAM / 1.0 vCPU
Meilisearch
Lightning-fast, Rust-powered typo-tolerant search engine with hybrid vector/semantic AI search
- ✓Sub-50ms search responses out of the box
- ✓Built-in OpenAI/Ollama vector semantic search
- ✓Unlimited queries on your own VPS
getmeili/meilisearch:v1.11
TCO & Docker Compose →
★ 21.1k Stars • GPL-3.0
512MB RAM / 1.0 vCPU
Typesense
Open-source C++ in-memory search engine engineered for zero-configuration instant search
- ✓Geo-search, faceted filtering & Merchandising curations
- ✓Conversational RAG search built in
- ✓Single lightweight C++ binary
typesense/typesense:27.1
TCO & Docker Compose →