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Typesense
Fast typo-tolerant search engine with simple API
22.0K stars
100 contributors
Since 2020
Fast typo-tolerant search engine with simple API
License
GPL-3.0
Min RAM
512 MB
Min CPUs
1 core
Scaling
horizontal
Complexity
beginner
Performance
medium
Self-hostable
✓
K8s native
✕
Offline
✓
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none
Use cases
- ✓ Primary: site-search
- ✓ Primary: e-commerce-search
- ✓ Primary: instant-search-experience
Anti-patterns / when NOT to use
- ✕ GPL license restrictive for some
- ✕ Smaller feature set than Elasticsearch
- ✕ Less mature than Meilisearch
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Replaces / alternatives to
Technical specs
Language
C++
API type
REST
Protocols
HTTP
Data model
document
Deployment
dockeraptbinary
Community
GitHub stars 22.0K
Contributors 100
Commit frequency weekly
Plugin ecosystem none
Backing Typesense
Funding vc_backed
Release
Latest version
— Last release —
Since 2020
Best fit
Team size
solosmallmediumenterprise
Industries
general