MeiliSearch
Ultra relevant, instant and typo-tolerant full-text search API.
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Still maintained? Yes: 317 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.56.0 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Algolia.
At a glance
MeiliSearch quick facts
- Health score
- 99/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 59,718
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.56.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to MeiliSearch
Full rankings: Algolia alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "⚡ A lightning-fast search engine that fits effortlessly into your apps, websites, and workflow 🔍."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
MeiliSearch scores 99/100, #1 of 16 in Search Engines: 317 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.56.0, 4 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 59,718 stars add 19.1 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). It scores full marks on every term.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
317 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v1.56.0 released 4 days ago
- Stars 19.1 / 20
60k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 317
- Last 90 days
- 2,120
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #1 of 16 tools in Search Engines by health , just above OpenSearch (#2) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Rust, Docker, deb |
| Latest release | v1.56.0 · 4 days ago |
| Stars | 59,718 |
| Open issues | 248 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | meilisearch/MeiliSearch ↗ |
MeiliSearch vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with MeiliSearch (Search Engines), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeiliSearch (this tool) | 99 | 60k | MIT | yesterday |
| OpenSearch | 97 | 14k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| Typesense | 97 | 27k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Manticore Search | 96 | 12k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| ElasticSearch | 90 | 78k | SSPL-1.0 | today |
| Apache Solr | 68 | 1.7k | Apache-2.0 | today |
MeiliSearch: common questions
What does MeiliSearch replace?
Repoly lists MeiliSearch as an open-source alternative to Algolia. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where MeiliSearch stands against the others.
Is MeiliSearch still maintained?
MeiliSearch had 317 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v1.56.0, is from 4 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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