Search APIs · Comparison
Algolia vs Typesense Cloud
2 products compared side by side: what you pay for with each one first, then the five access facts, entry prices, recorded plan limits and the bottom line of each review. The evidence note under the table says how each product was checked.
Side by side
| Metric | Algolia | Typesense Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| What you're paying for | Saves engineering timeHosted search with no cluster to size: pay per search request and record, starting from a permanent free plan. | Worth the priceA dedicated, managed cluster of open-source search from $21.60 a month, with no per-search or per-record charges. |
| Overall score | 5.8 | 7.6Best |
| Free option | Free plan | Free trial |
| Card to start | No card needed | –Not measured |
| Getting access | Self-serve | Self-serve |
| Starter priceCheapest paid plan | $0.50/1k searches | $21.60/mo |
| Pricing model | Usage-based | Usage-based |
| Pricing page | Public prices | Public prices |
| Billing units | Search requests and records | Cluster hours (RAM and vCPU) and outbound bandwidth |
| Free option | Free plan: 10,000 searches and 50,000 records/mo, no card | 720 cluster hours and 10 GB once per account |
| 100,000 records, 500,000 searches/mo | $245 (Grow, listed rates) | $21.60 (0.5 GB, one node); $64.80 with high availability |
| Vector or hybrid search | NeuralSearch on Elevate (annual contract) | Every cluster |
| SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 | Both | SOC 2 Type II (report with Business support) |
| HIPAA BAA | Not stated | With the Business support plan ($400 per 28 days) |
| EU hosting | Yes, EU West and UK on every plan | Yes, 6 EU locations incl. Frankfurt and Paris, same price as the US |
| SAML SSO | Elevate (annual contract) | Every account, no extra charge |
| Open-source engine | No | Yes, GPL-3.0 |
| Bottom line | From its public pages, Algolia is the simplest to price for small volumes and the only one here with a permanent free plan. Per-request billing makes it the most expensive at our 500,000-search scenario. | From its public pages, Typesense Cloud is the cheapest here at our scenario and includes the most on a self-serve plan: vector search, SAML SSO and an open-source engine. You size the cluster, and compliance documents need a support plan. |
Evidence: Algolia: facts checked 2026-10-15 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run; Typesense Cloud: facts checked 2026-10-15 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run. Prices in USD as listed, excluding tax. "–" means not recorded.
When to pick each
In the words of each review, with the date its facts were checked.
From our Algolia review
Checked Oct 15, 2026- Pick Algolia when
- You want nothing to size, a permanent free plan and AI relevance features on a monthly plan.
- Pick Typesense Cloud when
- Search volume is high relative to your data, or you want SAML SSO and vector search without a contract.
From our Typesense Cloud review
Checked Oct 15, 2026- Pick Typesense Cloud when
- Search volume is high relative to your data, or you want vector search and SAML SSO without a contract.
- Pick Algolia when
- You want nothing to size, a permanent free plan, ISO 27001 and AI ranking on a monthly plan.
Entry price
Baseline: each product's cheapest paid plan, per month. Included usage differs, so read the line under each price.
- AlgoliaGrow$0.50/1k searches10,000 search requests and 100,000 records included; then $0.50 per 1,000 requests and $0.40 per 1,000 records
- Billed monthly, no contract
- Keyword search, query suggestions, manual synonyms
- Rules: 10 per index
- 30-day analytics retention
- Typesense Cloud0.5 GB RAM, one node$21.60/mo$0.03/hr; 2 vCPUs with 1 hr burst per day; first 720 hours free once
- Dedicated cluster, no limits on records or operations
- Bandwidth out $0.09/GB, first 10 GB free once
- SAML SSO at no extra charge
Prices as listed on each pricing page, in USD per month, excluding tax. Observed: Algolia 2026-10-15, Typesense Cloud 2026-10-15.
Which one fits
- If you need to start today without a sales call
- Typesense CloudSelf-serve sign-up; the highest score of the 2 self-serve products here (7.6/10).
- If you want to try it without entering a card
- AlgoliaFree plan, no card needed; scored 5.8/10.
- Lowest starter price
- Typesense Cloud$21.60/mo for the 0.5 GB RAM cluster plan. Algolia lists no comparable paid price.
- Highest overall score
- Typesense Cloud7.6/10 (Good). The review shows the score breakdown and the run behind it.
Picked by fixed rules from the table above, not by hand. How we score
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