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Open source alternatives to Algolia

We track 6 open-source Algolia alternatives, of which 5 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 5 ship a Docker image. MeiliSearch leads on health at 99/100 with 375 commits in the last 90 days; across all 6 projects you are choosing between Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0, MIT and 1 other licences.

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Alternatives
191k
Combined stars
4,880
Commits / 90 days
5
With Docker
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Showing 6 of 6 tools

All 6 Algolia alternatives, ranked by health

  • Top pick · highest health

    MeiliSearch

    99 GOOD

    Ultra relevant, instant and typo-tolerant full-text search API.

    ★ 59k · ⟳ today · v1.53.2 · MIT

    DockerRustdeb
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Manticore Search

    96 GOOD

    Full-text search and data analytics, with fast response time for small, medium and big data (alternative to Elasticsearch).

    ★ 12k · ⟳ today · release-29.9.0 · GPL-3.0

    DockerdebC++
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Typesense

    87 GOOD

    Blazing fast, typo-tolerant open source search engine optimized for developer happiness and ease of use.

    ★ 27k · ⟳ 13 days ago · v30.2 · GPL-3.0

    DockerC++K8S
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Apache Solr

    68 SLOWING

    Enterprise search platform featuring full-text search, hit highlighting, faceted search, real-time indexing, dynamic clustering, and rich document (e.g., Word, PDF) handling.

    ★ 1.7k · ⟳ today · Apache-2.0

    DockerJavaK8S
    Website ↗ Source ↗

Algolia alternatives: common questions

What is the most maintained open source alternative to Algolia?

MeiliSearch scores highest at 99/100, with 375 commits in the last 90 days, 59k GitHub stars and its latest release (v1.53.2) published 7 days ago. ElasticSearch has the most raw commit activity at 3692 commits in 90 days.

Which Algolia alternatives use a permissive licence?

3 of 6 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): MeiliSearch (MIT), OpenSearch (Apache-2.0), Apache Solr (Apache-2.0). 2 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.

Which Algolia alternatives run in Docker?

5 of 6 publish a Docker image or Compose file: MeiliSearch, OpenSearch, Manticore Search, Typesense, Apache Solr. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.