Alternative to
Open-source alternatives to Algolia that still ship
3 open-source startups in this directory are positioned against Algolia. 3 pushed code within 30 days of the snapshot of 2026-09-22, 0 have been quiet for 31–120 days, 0 have not pushed in over 120 days. “Alternative to Algolia” is a judgment by Jev, TypeSafe’s classifier, made from the repository’s own name, description and homepage, and printed only when it put that match at 0.5 or better. It is not a claim these projects make about themselves, it is not a feature comparison, and Algolia has nothing to do with this page.
3 of 3 pushed within 30 days of the snapshot of 2026-09-22. How we measure it →
The list
All 3, most-starred first.
The last column is the most recent push GitHub reported to us on 2026-09-22. It counts a push to any branch, by a person or a bot — it is not a claim that anyone is maintaining the project, and a quiet repository may be a finished one.
| Project | What it does | Stars | Ship status | Last verified push |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meilisearch/meilisearch | A lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications. | 59.4K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| qdrant/qdrant | Qdrant - High-performance, massive-scale Vector Database and Vector Search Engine for the next generation of AI. Also available in the cloud https://cloud.qdrant.io/ | 34.8K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| typesense/typesense | Open Source alternative to Algolia + Pinecone and an Easier-to-Use alternative to ElasticSearch ⚡ 🔍 ✨ Fast, typo tolerant, in-memory fuzzy Search Engine for building delightful search experiences | 26.6K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
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Sideways from here.
The 8 largest other alternatives in the directory, then the other ways to slice it. Every count is as of the snapshot of 2026-09-22.
Snapshot of 2026-09-22 · 721 repos in the directory · every number on this page is measured against that date, not against today. What this measurement cannot tell you →