MEILISEARCH

Open-source Rust search, Algolia alternative.

Definition

Meilisearch v1.x offers: instant <50ms search, typo-tolerance, faceted search, sorting, geosearch, hybrid search (full-text + vector), prefix search. Meilisearch Cloud UI (SaaS). Simple REST API close to Algolia (easy migration). Target: startups, mid-market e-commerce. Series A $15M raised October 2022. ~50000 GitHub stars.

Origin

Meilisearch founded 2018 in Paris by Quentin de Quelen ; v1.0 release 2023.

Example in context

An e-commerce SaaS startup deploys self-hosted Docker Meilisearch for 200000 products ; saving $4000/month vs Algolia.

Related terms

• Typesense — open-source competitor.