Typesense

Typesense offers open-source search optimized for instant experiences. Built from the ground up for speed, it delivers sub-50ms searches with typo tolerance and faceting.

Key Features:

• Instant Search - Sub-50ms response times
• Typo Tolerance - Automatic error correction
• Geo Search - Location-based results
• Clustering - High availability built in

Why Typesense:

• Performance - Extremely fast out of the box
• Simple Setup - Running in minutes
• Open Source - No vendor lock-in
• Efficient - Low memory footprint

Typesense capabilities:

• Faceting - Filter results by attributes
• Sorting - Multiple sort options
• Curation - Pin and hide results
• Synonyms - Search term expansion

Typesense is a strong alternative to Meilisearch with slightly different tradeoffs. Both are excellent open-source options—evaluate based on your specific feature needs and operational preferences.