Yes, Searchly has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes 20 MB storage limit and up to 2 indices. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $2.00/mo, and no credit card is required to sign up.
About
Searchly is a managed Elasticsearch hosting service that deploys Elasticsearch clusters in seconds and handles configuration, maintenance, upgrades, and monitoring. It supports access control with scoped access keys, high availability across multiple zones, and daily backups on paid plans with 7-day retention.
The service offers a free Starter plan with 20 MB of storage and 2 indices. Paid plans increase storage and index limits, and the platform supports scaling up or down without downtime. It is positioned for developers using Ruby, Python, Node.js, PHP, Java, or Heroku integrations.
- Managed Elasticsearch hosting
- 20 MB storage free plan
- 2 indices on Starter plan
- Multi-zone high availability
- Scoped access keys
- Daily backups on paid plans
- Zero-downtime plan changes
Free Tier Value
This free tier is a small but real starter offering: no credit card is required, and it includes 20 MB of storage plus up to 2 indices. The cheapest paid plan is Micro at $9/month for 1 GB and 3 indices, so the free tier is roughly a tiny slice of that capability and is worth about $2/month.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- 20 MB storage limit.
- Up to 2 indices.
See Searchly pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Micro
- storage
- 1 GB
- indices
- 3
- 1 GB storage
- 3 indices
- Upgrade or downgrade any time
- No downtime on plan changes
Small
- storage
- 3 GB
- indices
- 5
- 3 GB storage
- 5 indices
- Upgrade or downgrade any time
- No downtime on plan changes
Advanced
- storage
- 10 GB
- indices
- 9
- 10 GB storage
- 9 indices
- Popular plan
- Upgrade or downgrade any time
Professional
- storage
- 30 GB
- indices
- 13
- 30 GB storage
- 13 indices
- Upgrade or downgrade any time
- No downtime on plan changes
Business
- storage
- 60 GB
- indices
- 18
- 60 GB storage
- 18 indices
- Upgrade or downgrade any time
- No downtime on plan changes
Enterprise
- storage
- 140 GB
- indices
- 22
- 140 GB storage
- 22 indices
- Upgrade or downgrade any time
- No downtime on plan changes
Pricing extracted from Searchly's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Searchly free forever?
Yes. Searchly has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does Searchly require a credit card?
No. You can start on Searchly's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed Searchly's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. Searchly's cheapest paid plan is Micro at $9 / month.
What is Searchly's free tier worth?
Searchly's free tier is worth about $2.00 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 45/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
