MeiliSearch by meilisearch

A lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications.

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Verdict 81/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 3 days ago

Self-host MeiliSearch on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
81 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
57k
2.5k forks

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
99
maturity
100
community
91
security
85
sustainability
65
adoption
42

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 57k github.com/meilisearch/MeiliSearch
GitHub forks 2.5k github.com/meilisearch/MeiliSearch
CRATES downloads (last month) 57 meilisearch

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age8.0 yearssince Apr 2018
Last commit3 days agoMay 4, 2026
Releases shipped308last: 3 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

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Ready to self-host MeiliSearch?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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