Meilisearch Cloud

DB 4.7/10

Build: $30/mo base — 100,000 documents + 50,000 searches included (5x Algolia's free search allowance); AI hybrid search included. Resource-based plans also available (CPU/RAM).

Meilisearch Cloud scores 4.7/10 for free value in DB. The main constraint: Free search tier to start; Build plan then $30/mo base — 100,000 documents + 50,000 searches included (5x Algolia's free search allowance); AI hybrid search included. Resource-based plans also available (CPU/RAM).

Category DB Kind Paid plan

Free value score

4.7 / 10

Show the math

Overall 4.7/10

value = 4.7/100

weighted_components_v1

Capacity 1/10

value = 0 $/mo

fixed_log_v1

Operations 8/10

value = 8/100

policy_score_v1

Production fit 8.8/10

value = 8.8/100

policy_score_v1

Key metrics

0.001 GB Storage policy_default: Conservative scoring fallback: no comparable included storage allowance is published in this item.

1 reads/mo Reads policy_default: Conservative scoring fallback: no comparable monthly read allowance is published in this item.

1 writes/mo Writes policy_default: Conservative scoring fallback: no comparable monthly write allowance is published in this item.

$30/mo

100k docs

50k srch

What you get

Free search tier to start; Build plan then $30/mo base — 100,000 documents + 50,000 searches included (5x Algolia's free search allowance); AI hybrid search included. Resource-based plans also available (CPU/RAM).

50K searches + 100K docs for a flat $30 — cheaper search-at-scale than Algolia metering; open-source engine, managed

Gotchas

No gotchas documented yet. Contribute one if you know a constraint we missed.

Sources

"$30/month. Base plan (100K docs, 50K [searches])"
https://www.meilisearch.com/pricing
"Meilisearch's Build plan ($30/month) includes 50,000 searches and 100,000 documents."
https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/typesense-pricing

paid value databases

Open service Source ← All DB

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