Is Meilisearch free to use?

Yes, Meilisearch is open source under the MIT license. You can use, modify, and distribute it freely within the terms of the license.

Can I self-host Meilisearch?

Yes, Meilisearch can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure, giving you full control over your data and deployment.

Meilisearch is an open source alternative to Algolia. It provides similar functionality while being free and community-driven.

Meilisearch has 56.8k stars on GitHub, indicating a strong and active community of users and contributors.

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Lightning-fast open source search engine — Algolia alternative with typo tolerance and faceted search

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