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DB 4.3/10

Grow: 10,000 search requests/mo + 100,000 records free, then $0.50 per 1,000 searches and $0.40 per 1,000 records. Hosted search-as-a-service with AI ranking.

Algolia scores 4.3/10 for free value in DB. The main constraint: Paid — pay-as-you-go ($0.50/1k searches, $0.40/1k records). Grow: 10,000 search requests/mo + 100,000 records free, then $0.50 per 1,000 searches and $0.40 per 1,000 records. Hosted search-as-a-service with AI ranking.

Category DB Kind Paid plan Renewal monthly Card required No Eligibility anyone

Free value score

4.3 / 10
Show the math
Overall 4.3/10
value = 4.3/100
weighted_components_v1
Capacity 1/10
value = 0.1 $/mo
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Operations 7.2/10
value = 7.2/100
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Production fit 8.3/10
value = 8.3/100
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Key metrics

0.001 GB Storage policy_default: Conservative scoring fallback: no comparable included storage allowance is published in this item.
10K reads/mo Reads
100K writes/mo Writes
$0.50/1k
$0.40/1k
10k free

What you get

Paid — pay-as-you-go ($0.50/1k searches, $0.40/1k records). Grow: 10,000 search requests/mo + 100,000 records free, then $0.50 per 1,000 searches and $0.40 per 1,000 records. Hosted search-as-a-service with AI ranking.

2,000 searches per $1 after free tier; no fixed monthly minimum on Grow — best-in-class hosted search relevance/latency

Limitations

  • 10k searches + 100k records/mo free

    The Grow plan includes 10,000 search requests and 100,000 records free per month; overage is $0.50/1k searches and $0.40/1k records.

  • Advanced features gated

    Higher-tier relevance, analytics and support features require the Premium/Elevate plans.

Sources

paid value databases