About
Meilisearch is a search and retrieval platform that provides full-text search, semantic search, hybrid search, multi-modal search, federated search, vector storage, filtering, faceting, sorting, geosearch, and search analytics. It exposes APIs and SDKs for multiple languages and frameworks, including JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, .NET, Dart, Rust, Swift, React, Vue, Angular, Rails, and Symfony.
The cloud offering includes usage-based plans starting at $30 per month, resource-based plans starting at $23 per month, and a 14-day free trial. The open-source version is available for self-hosting at no cost, while the hosted Cloud product adds managed infrastructure, search configuration, API key management, task views, analytics, and a website crawler.
- Full-text search with typo tolerance
- Semantic and hybrid search support
- Multi-modal search for images and media
- Federated search across multiple sources
- Vector storage for RAG workloads
- Geosearch, faceting, and sorting
- Search analytics and task management
- 14-day Cloud free trial
Free Tier Value
The page explicitly lists a 14-day free trial for Meilisearch Cloud under the usage-based plans, and the cheapest paid plan shown is $30/month. Using the required free-trial rule, the conservative monthly value is $30 × (14/30) = $14. The page does not state that no credit card is required, and the only free offering shown is the self-hosted Open Source version, which is excluded from provider free-tier value.
What's included in the free tier
- Free access to Meilisearch Cloud is not explicitly listed in the provided markdown.
- No free-tier usage limits, storage limits, or user limits are specified in the provided markdown.
- The only explicitly free offering shown is the Open Source version, which is excluded because it is self-hosted rather than a provider free tier.
See Meilisearch pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Cloud: resource-based plans
- Fully managed
- Pay by CPU, RAM, and storage
- Real-time infra metrics and visibility
- Upgrade anytime with zero downtime
- Ideal for high-traffic apps and vector workloads
Cloud: usage-based plans
- trial_duration_days
- 14
- searches
- pre-set limits
- documents
- pre-set limits
- 14-day free trial
- Fully managed Cloud infrastructure
- Pre-set search and document limits
- Upgrade plan anytime as usage grows
- Ideal for prototypes, MVPs, and mid-scale apps
Enterprise
- Enterprise features
- Option to self-host
- Premier support
- Premium SLA
- Enterprise-grade compliance
Pricing extracted from Meilisearch's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
