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
This free tier is a 14-day trial of the Cloud plan, and the cheapest paid option starts at $20/month. A 14-day trial is worth about half of a monthly plan, so the practical value is about $10/month; the lack of a credit card helps, but the time limit keeps it from being worth more.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- 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
- Usage-based or resource-based billing
- Fully managed Cloud infrastructure
- Scale seamlessly from prototype to production
- Email support included
Enterprise
- Custom infra and dedicated resources
- Up to 99.999% uptime SLA
- Dedicated Slack support channel
- SSO SAML and SOC 2 compliance
- Enterprise-grade compliance
- Analytics, merchandising, personalization, chat
Pricing extracted from Meilisearch's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Meilisearch free forever?
No. Meilisearch offers a time-limited trial, about 14 days long, after which you subscribe to a paid plan or lose access.
Does Meilisearch require a credit card?
No. You can start on Meilisearch's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed Meilisearch's free tier?
When the trial ends you keep access only by moving to a paid plan. The cheapest is Cloud at $20 / month.
What is Meilisearch's free tier worth?
Meilisearch's free tier is worth about a 14-day free trial. That maps to an FTV score of 41/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
