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HomeDatabasesSearch Engines

Search Engines

Full-text, faceted and hybrid search engines for site search, logs and product discovery.

9 tools compared

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Databases

Relational Databases6
PostgreSQL Extensions & Tooling7
Distributed & Serverless SQL9
Document & Wide-Column NoSQL10
Key-Value Stores & Caches9
Graph Databases8
Search Engines9
Vector Databases8
Time-Series Databases7
Analytical (OLAP) Databases9
Embedded & Local-First9
Backend-as-a-Service8
Database GUIs & Clients9
Migrations & Schema Management8

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OpenSearch

opensearch-project/OpenSearch

Popular

Apache-licensed fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana, governed by the Linux Foundation's OpenSearch Foundation.

14k1d ago

Algolia

algolia.com

Popular

Hosted search-as-a-service API with typo tolerance, instant UI widgets and AI ranking.

service

Meilisearch

meilisearch/meilisearch

Fast, typo-tolerant open-source search engine in Rust with hybrid search and simple setup.

59.8k6d ago

Typesense

typesense/typesense

Open-source, in-memory search engine and Algolia alternative with typo tolerance and vector search.

27.1k5d ago

ParadeDB

paradedb/paradedb

Rising

Postgres extensions for Elasticsearch-quality BM25 full-text and hybrid search inside your database.

9.5k5d ago

Manticore Search

manticoresoftware/manticoresearch

Fast SQL-first open-source search engine, a Sphinx successor and lightweight Elasticsearch alternative.

12.1k1w ago

Apache Solr

apache/solr

Legacy

Mature Lucene-based enterprise search platform; still common in legacy enterprise and library systems.

1.7k6d ago

Elasticsearch

elastic/elasticsearch

Popular

Distributed search and analytics engine on Lucene, widely used for full-text, logs and vector search.

78.5k3d ago

Vespa

vespa-engine/vespa

Large-scale serving engine combining vector, lexical and structured search with ML ranking.

7.2ktoday

Comparison

Click a column to sort. “#” is the curated ranking, with the most widely used first.


2	OpenSearchPopular Apache-licensed fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana, governed by the Linux Foundation's OpenSearch Foundation.	14k	n/a	n/a	1d ago	76
3	AlgoliaPopular Hosted search-as-a-service API with typo tolerance, instant UI widgets and AI ranking.	No public repository or package of its own to measure
4	Meilisearch Fast, typo-tolerant open-source search engine in Rust with hybrid search and simple setup.	59.8k	n/a	n/a	6d ago	87
5	Typesense Open-source, in-memory search engine and Algolia alternative with typo tolerance and vector search.	27.1k	n/a	n/a	5d ago	81
6	ParadeDBRising Postgres extensions for Elasticsearch-quality BM25 full-text and hybrid search inside your database.	9.5k	n/a	n/a	5d ago	73
8	Manticore Search Fast SQL-first open-source search engine, a Sphinx successor and lightweight Elasticsearch alternative.	12.1k	n/a	n/a	1w ago	75
9	Apache SolrLegacy Mature Lucene-based enterprise search platform; still common in legacy enterprise and library systems.	1.7k	n/a	n/a	6d ago	59
10	ElasticsearchPopular Distributed search and analytics engine on Lucene, widely used for full-text, logs and vector search.	78.5k	n/a	n/a	3d ago	89
12	Vespa Large-scale serving engine combining vector, lexical and structured search with ML ranking.	7.2k	n/a	n/a	today	70

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HomeDatabasesSearch Engines

Search Engines

Full-text, faceted and hybrid search engines for site search, logs and product discovery.

9 tools compared

Compare side by side

Databases

Relational Databases6
PostgreSQL Extensions & Tooling7
Distributed & Serverless SQL9
Document & Wide-Column NoSQL10
Key-Value Stores & Caches9
Graph Databases8
Search Engines9
Vector Databases8
Time-Series Databases7
Analytical (OLAP) Databases9
Embedded & Local-First9
Backend-as-a-Service8
Database GUIs & Clients9
Migrations & Schema Management8

Sort tools

OpenSearch

opensearch-project/OpenSearch

Popular

Apache-licensed fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana, governed by the Linux Foundation's OpenSearch Foundation.

14k1d ago

Algolia

algolia.com

Popular

Hosted search-as-a-service API with typo tolerance, instant UI widgets and AI ranking.

service

Meilisearch

meilisearch/meilisearch

Fast, typo-tolerant open-source search engine in Rust with hybrid search and simple setup.

59.8k6d ago

Typesense

typesense/typesense

Open-source, in-memory search engine and Algolia alternative with typo tolerance and vector search.

27.1k5d ago

ParadeDB

paradedb/paradedb

Rising

Postgres extensions for Elasticsearch-quality BM25 full-text and hybrid search inside your database.

9.5k5d ago

Manticore Search

manticoresoftware/manticoresearch

Fast SQL-first open-source search engine, a Sphinx successor and lightweight Elasticsearch alternative.

12.1k1w ago

Apache Solr

apache/solr

Legacy

Mature Lucene-based enterprise search platform; still common in legacy enterprise and library systems.

1.7k6d ago

Elasticsearch

elastic/elasticsearch

Popular

Distributed search and analytics engine on Lucene, widely used for full-text, logs and vector search.

78.5k3d ago

Vespa

vespa-engine/vespa

Large-scale serving engine combining vector, lexical and structured search with ML ranking.

7.2ktoday

Comparison

Click a column to sort. “#” is the curated ranking, with the most widely used first.


2	OpenSearchPopular Apache-licensed fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana, governed by the Linux Foundation's OpenSearch Foundation.	14k	n/a	n/a	1d ago	76
3	AlgoliaPopular Hosted search-as-a-service API with typo tolerance, instant UI widgets and AI ranking.	No public repository or package of its own to measure
4	Meilisearch Fast, typo-tolerant open-source search engine in Rust with hybrid search and simple setup.	59.8k	n/a	n/a	6d ago	87
5	Typesense Open-source, in-memory search engine and Algolia alternative with typo tolerance and vector search.	27.1k	n/a	n/a	5d ago	81
6	ParadeDBRising Postgres extensions for Elasticsearch-quality BM25 full-text and hybrid search inside your database.	9.5k	n/a	n/a	5d ago	73
8	Manticore Search Fast SQL-first open-source search engine, a Sphinx successor and lightweight Elasticsearch alternative.	12.1k	n/a	n/a	1w ago	75
9	Apache SolrLegacy Mature Lucene-based enterprise search platform; still common in legacy enterprise and library systems.	1.7k	n/a	n/a	6d ago	59
10	ElasticsearchPopular Distributed search and analytics engine on Lucene, widely used for full-text, logs and vector search.	78.5k	n/a	n/a	3d ago	89
12	Vespa Large-scale serving engine combining vector, lexical and structured search with ML ranking.	7.2k	n/a	n/a	today	70

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