Typesense by typesense
Open Source alternative to Algolia + Pinecone and an Easier-to-Use alternative to ElasticSearch Fast, typo tolerant, in-memory fuzzy Search Engine for building delightful search experiences
About Typesense
From the project's README at github.com/typesense/typesense. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Typesense is a fast, typo-tolerant search engine for building delightful search experiences.
An Open Source Algolia Alternative & An Easier-to-Use ElasticSearch Alternative
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 26k | github.com/typesense/typesense |
| GitHub forks | 885 | github.com/typesense/typesense |
| Docker Hub pulls | 26490k | hub.docker.com / typesense |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 9.3 years | since Jan 2017 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 38 | last: 18 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 → |
What people say on Hacker News
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Replaces these paid SaaS
Typesense is one of the open-source alternatives to:
Ready to self-host Typesense?
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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