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Meilisearch

Meilisearch

Meilisearch is a flexible, open-source search engine that provides instant, typo-tolerant full-text search, semantic search, and AI-powered hybrid search. It is designed for developers to easily integrate high-performance search into any website or application, delivering sub-50ms response times. Key capabilities include faceted search, filtering, sorting, vector storage for RAG applications, and federated search across multiple data sources. Built with a focus on developer experience, it offers a simple REST API, SDKs for 10+ languages, and seamless integration with popular frameworks. Meilisearch can be self-hosted for free or deployed as a fully managed cloud service, making it suitable for startups, enterprises, and e-commerce platforms needing fast, relevant search results.

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Added on
Sep 22, 2026
Monthly Visits
158.8K
Sub-50ms latencyFull-text searchSemantic searchHybrid searchMultimodal searchFaceted filteringVector storageRAG supportREST APIOpen source
Product information

Everything worth knowing about Meilisearch

The complete picture — from everyday features to the technical detail builders and IT folks dig for.

Core features

What it actually does

Lightning Fast Search
Returns search results in less than 50 milliseconds, enabling search-as-you-type interfaces.
Full-Text Search
Provides performant search with features like typo tolerance, faceting, and geosearch for improved relevancy.
Hybrid & Semantic Search
Blends full-text search efficiency with semantic depth for deeper understanding and context in search queries.
Multimodal Search
Searches across images, video, and audio alongside text using AI-powered embeddings.
Filtering, Faceting & Sorting
Build complex search interfaces with a powerful toolkit for refining results.
Technical capabilities
Vector Storage & RAG
Stores vectors for advanced search, similarity queries, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications.
Memory-Mapped Storage & DiskANN
Uses memory-mapped storage and DiskANN-based vector search for consistent performance at scale.
Must watch videos
Dynamic Search Rules: Pin the Right Product at the Right Time | Meilisearch
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Dynamic Search Rules: Pin the Right Product at the Right Time | Meilisearch
Take control of e-commerce merchandising without changing your organic search ranking. With Meilisearch Dynamic Search Rules, you can pin a product or campaign to an exact result position—triggered by a query, an empty search, or a scheduled campaign window. Existing filters still apply, so unavailable products are never forced into the results. In 30 seconds, discover how to: - Pin products to precise positions - Run seasonal and promotional campaigns - Preserve organic ranking and active filters - Schedule rules to activate and expire automatically Open your project in Meilisearch Cloud, then select Search rules → New rule. Learn more: https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/capabilities/search_rules/overview English and French audio available. Subtitles available in English, French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese and Japanese. #Meilisearch #Ecommerce #Search #Merchandising
Meilisearch AI launch week wrap up with CEO.
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Meilisearch AI launch week wrap up with CEO.
Watch the launch week wrap up video and our product vision by Meilisearch’s CEO, Quentin de Quelen. 🔥 Here’s a recap of what we announced: - ✅ Semantic & hybrid search – now generally available - ✅ Vector database & flexible embedders for more control and efficiency - ✅ Multi-modal search – expands search beyond text - ✅ Personalized recommendations – improved discovery and engagement
Meilisearch AI - now generally available
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Meilisearch AI - now generally available
Next-gen AI-powered search—faster, smarter, more flexible. Now generally available.

Who uses it

Real use cases, no hype
E-commerce Product Search
Instant, faceted search across product catalogs with typo tolerance and relevancy tuning.
Content & Media Discovery
Fast full-text search for articles, videos, or news sites (e.g., TMDB movie search).
SaaS & App Internal Search
Unified search bar for docs, features, or user content within web/mobile apps.
AI-powered Knowledge Base
RAG-powered conversational search and document retrieval for LLMs.
Location-Based Search
Geosearch to filter and sort results based on user proximity.
Recommendation Engine
Find similar documents or personalize results based on user behavior.
Multimodal Search
Search across images, video, and audio alongside text using AI embeddings.
What's great
  • Blazing fast search-as-you-type (sub-50ms)
  • Plug-and-play setup with zero config needed
  • Out-of-the-box relevancy and typo tolerance
  • Official SDKs for 10+ languages & frameworks
  • Open-source core with strong community (59k+ GitHub stars)
Technical strengths
  • Hybrid search combines keyword & semantic results natively
  • Memory-mapped storage & DiskANN for vector search at scale
Where it falls short
  • Requires self-management for scaling, backups, & updates if self-hosted
  • Advanced analytics, personalization, & sharding are Enterprise-only
  • Complex advanced features like RAG require configuring embedders
  • Not a full database; designed for indexing, not primary data storage
Technical limitations
  • Vector search performance can be RAM-intensive for very large datasets
  • Custom ranking rules can be complex to tune perfectly
For technical folks

The deep-dive specs

FAQ

Includes technical Q&A
Self-hosting is free and gives full control, but you manage everything. Cloud is fully managed with auto-upgrades and support. Most start on Cloud.

Traffic Insights

Monthly Visits

158.8K

October 2026

Growth Rate

0%

vs last month

Dominance

0%

in Search

Top Country

Bangladesh

46% of traffic

Top Countries Breakdown

Bangladesh
46%
United States
6%
China
5%
India
5%
Thailand
4%

Growth Trend

Stable

Traffic has remained stable.

Honest pricing

No sneaky tiers, no “contact sales”

Here's who each plan is actually for — and where the hidden charges might hit.

Cloud (Usage-based)
$30/mo

Startups & Teams

  • Base plan (100K docs
  • 50K searches)
  • 14-day free trial
  • usage-based billing
  • fully managed infrastructure
  • email support
Cloud (Resource-based)
$23/mo

Startups & Teams

  • XS instance (0.5 vCPU
  • 1 GB RAM)
  • 32 GiB disk
  • resource-based billing
  • fully managed infrastructure
  • email support
Enterprise
Custom

Enterprise

  • Custom infra
  • dedicated resources
  • up to 99.999% SLA
  • dedicated Slack support
  • SSO SAML
  • SOC 2 compliance
  • analytics
View Full Plans & Pricing on Meilisearch

Official pricing, checkout, and plan upgrades are handled directly on meilisearch.com.

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