PagefindAdd full-text search to a static website using an index served with the site.
Free MIT software · No paid search API · Site hosting and bandwidth extra
Developer tools
Meilisearch
Free softwareOpen sourceLocal
Add typo-tolerant search to a website or application.
What you can use it for
Add typo-tolerant search to a website or application.
- Instant search-as-you-type responses under 50ms out of the box.
- Built-in typo tolerance, synonyms, stop words, and custom ranking rules.
- Zero per-query pricing or search volume throttling.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes
Implement typo-tolerant instant full-text search with customizable ranking rules using open-source Meilisearch instead of Coveo.
Before you switch
Self-hosted binary written in Rust requiring server RAM and SSD storage sized to your document index. Lacks Algolia’s global edge multi-region replication mesh unless configured behind your own distributed load balancers.
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TypesenseAdd search-as-you-type results with typo tolerance to a website or app.
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