Developer tools
Algolia: Algolia is a hosted search API for adding instant search to websites and apps. These tools do a similar job: indie picks from our Friday drops and open source projects, each one chosen by a person.
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5 alternatives to Algolia
Free to use, and you can host them yourself
Fast open source search engine with typo tolerance
Best for Developer-friendly search for apps and sites
meilisearch.com ↗GitHub ↗Free self-hosted; paid cloud
Open source, typo-tolerant instant search engine
Best for Fast site and app search as an Algolia replacement
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Submit your toolFast, lightweight, schema-less search backend that runs on a few MB of RAM
Best for Small apps that need fast self-hosted search without running Elasticsearch
github.com ↗GitHub ↗Free and open source (MPL-2.0, self-hosted)
Tiny full-text search engine library for the browser and Node.js
Best for Static sites and small apps that want instant client-side search
lucaong.github.io ↗GitHub ↗Free and open source (MIT)
Fully static search library for static sites
Best for Adding search to static sites without a server or API
