Best Search Databases in 2026
29 search databases ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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15free plans on this page
$0.05/molowest paid tier
2 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Elasticsearch Top pick · 9.2 Free plan · Free
#2 Meilisearch Runner-up · 9.2 Free plan · $20/mo
#3 Typesense Also great · 9.2 Free plan · $22/mo
- Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 99 /mo
- Primary search mode
- hybrid
- Vector search
- Yes
- Faceted search
- Yes
- Deployment
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 20 /mo
- Primary search mode
- full-text
- Vector search
- Yes
- Faceted search
- Yes
- Deployment
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$20/mofirst paid tier About MeilisearchVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 22 /mo
- Primary search mode
- full-text
- Vector search
- Yes
- Faceted search
- Yes
- Deployment
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$22/mofirst paid tier About TypesenseVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Primary search mode
- hybrid
- Vector search
- Yes
- Faceted search
- Yes
- Deployment
- cloud
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$0.50/mofirst paid tier About AlgoliaVisit site - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 20 /mo
- Deployment
- cloud
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$20/mofirst paid tier About PineconeVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Vector search
- Yes
- Faceted search
- Yes
- Deployment
- self-hosted
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Primary search mode
- hybrid
- Vector search
- Yes
- Faceted search
- Yes
- Deployment
- self-hosted
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- cloud
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 45 /mo
- Deployment
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$45/mofirst paid tier About WeaviateVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 250 /mo
- Deployment
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$250/mofirst paid tier About ChromaVisit site - Free plan WebWindowsLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Primary search mode
- hybrid
- Vector search
- Yes
- Faceted search
- Yes
- Deployment
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Primary search mode
- full-text
- Vector search
- Yes
- Faceted search
- Yes
- Deployment
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Linux
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$0.05/mofirst paid tier About VespaVisit site - Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Web
- Primary search mode
- hybrid
- Vector search
- Yes
- Faceted search
- Yes
- Deployment
- cloud
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Primary search mode
- hybrid
- Vector search
- Yes
- Faceted search
- Yes
- Deployment
- cloud
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan apiWebRecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
- Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 16 /mo
- Deployment
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Primary search mode
- hybrid
- Vector search
- Yes
- Faceted search
- Yes
- Deployment
- cloud
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms -
- Deployment
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - WebLinuxmacOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Primary search mode
- full-text
- Vector search
- No
- Faceted search
- Yes
- Deployment
- cloud
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Primary search mode
- full-text
- Faceted search
- Yes
- Deployment
- cloud
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinuxRecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which search database is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Elasticsearch is ranked #1 of 29 with a score of 9.2. Meilisearch is second and Typesense third.
How many of these have a free plan?
15 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Vespa has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.05/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.
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