Typesense

Free (Self-hosted), Paid (Typesense Cloud)Search Engine

Lightning-fast, typo-tolerant, open-source search engine for instant, relevant results.

Founded by: Jason Boscoin 2015

Typesense is an open-source, in-memory search engine designed for performance and ease of use. It delivers instant, typo-tolerant search results with features like faceted navigation, geo search, vector and semantic search, and real-time indexing. Typesense is ideal for developers seeking a fast and user-friendly alternative to Algolia or Elasticsearch.

Use Cases

Enhancing e-commerce product search

Implementing site-wide search for SaaS applications

Building search functionality for documentation sites

Developing real-time search for mobile applications

Creating search experiences for media and content platforms

Integrations

JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, Go,J ava, C#, Dart, Swift, Clojure

Standout Features

Typo tolerance

Real-time indexing

Faceted navigation

Geo search

Vector and semantic search

Who is it for?

Software Developers, Product Managers, Data Engineers

Tasks it helps with

Implementing instant search-as-you-type functionality

Providing typo-tolerant search results

Enabling faceted and filtered navigation

Conducting geo-based searches

Integrating vector and semantic search capabilities

Overall Web Sentiment

People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 30 minutes)

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