Topic
Open-source startups tagged #search
9 open-source startups in this directory carry the GitHub topic #search. 7 pushed code within 30 days of the snapshot of 2026-09-22, 0 have been quiet for 31–120 days, 2 have not pushed in over 120 days. Topics are set by each repository’s own maintainers, so this is what those projects chose to call themselves rather than a category we assigned.
7 of 9 pushed within 30 days of the snapshot of 2026-09-22. How we measure it →
The list
All 9, 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 |
| searxng/searxng | SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. | 37.5K | 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 |
| arc53/DocsGPT | Private AI platform for agents, assistants and enterprise search. Built-in Agent Builder, Deep research, Document analysis, Multi-model support, and API connectivity for agents. | 18.3K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| zincsearch/zincsearch | ZincSearch . A lightweight alternative to elasticsearch that requires minimal resources, written in Go. | 17.9K | Still shipping | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher | :mag: Quick file search & app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins | 15.6K | Still shipping | Sep 20, 2026 |
| searx/searx | Privacy-respecting metasearch engine | 13.6K | Gone silent | May 14, 2026 |
| benbusby/whoogle-search | A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine | 11.6K | Gone silent | Aug 14, 2026 |
Related collections
Sideways from here.
The 8 largest other topics 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 →