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Alternatives · 2026

The best Sphinx alternatives

The rest of Best Search Engine Software, in this site's order: each with what it costs, where it runs and its record score.

1
Typesense

Typesense suits developers who need search for their own site or app data, with control over deployment and search behavior.

WebWindowsMac+3 Free plan Record5.9 Visit
2
Algolia

Algolia may suit developers and organizations adding search to websites or apps, including ecommerce and enterprise search use cases.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+2 $0.50 a month Record5.8 Visit
3
Vespa

Vespa is intended for teams building AI applications where search quality, ranking, fresh real-time data, or increasing retrieval traffic matter.

WebWindowsMac+3 Free plan Record5.8 Visit
4 WebLinuxAPI+1 $99 a month Record5.7 Visit
5
Apache Solr

Solr suits teams and individuals building self-hosted search for documents, websites, or applications.

WebWindowsMac+3 Free plan Record5.6 Visit
6
Meilisearch

Meilisearch suits developers building search into websites or applications, from e-commerce and SaaS to media, knowledge bases, and enterprise use…

WebWindowsMac+3 $20 usage-based Record5.6 Visit
7
Manticore Search

Manticore Search suits developers building searchable applications, analytics systems, or hybrid text-and-vector retrieval.

WebWindowsMac+3 Free plan Record4.9 Visit
8
OpenSearch

OpenSearch suits teams building search, observability, or security analytics applications, particularly those that need flexible deployment or want…

WebWindowsMac+3 Free plan Record4.8 Visit
9
ParadeDB

ParadeDB fits teams outgrowing PostgreSQL full-text search or pgvector and transactional applications needing search.

MacLinuxAPI+1 Free plan Record4.7 Visit
10 WebMacLinux+2 Free plan Record4.6 Visit