Nextapps de Flexsearch by nextapps-de

Next-generation full-text search library for Browser and Node.js

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Verdict 77/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 12 months ago

Self-host Nextapps de Flexsearch on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
77 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
14k
522 forks

About Nextapps de Flexsearch

From the project's README at github.com/nextapps-de/flexsearch. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

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Next-Generation full-text search library for Browser and Node.js

Basic Start API Reference Encoder Document Search Persistent Indexes

Health score breakdown

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

activity
80
maturity
100
community
87
security
85
sustainability
88
adoption
36

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 14k github.com/nextapps-de/flexsearch
GitHub forks 522 github.com/nextapps-de/flexsearch
NPM downloads (last month) 4373k flexsearch

Release & maintenance

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

Project age8.2 yearssince Feb 2018
Last commit2 months agoFeb 27, 2026
Releases shipped22last: 12 months ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers
Funding links6declared 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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