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Swiftype vs MeiliSearch: What are the differences?

Developers describe Swiftype as "Powerful and scalable search for any application or website". Swiftype is the easiest way to add great search to your website or mobile application. On the other hand, MeiliSearch is detailed as "*Ultra relevant, instant and typo-tolerant full-text search API *". It is a powerful, fast, open-source, easy to use, and deploy search engine. The search and indexation are fully customizable and handles features like typo-tolerance, filters, and synonyms.

Swiftype and MeiliSearch belong to "Search as a Service" category of the tech stack.

Some of the features offered by Swiftype are:

  • Quick Start- Install by pasting a JavaScript snippet in your page.
  • Autocomplete- our search engines come with autocomplete built-in
  • Detailed Analytics- Our built-in search analytics give you real-time insight into what your users are looking for.

On the other hand, MeiliSearch provides the following key features:

  • Search as-you-type experience (answers < 50ms)
  • Full-text search
  • Typo tolerant (understands typos and spelling mistakes)

MeiliSearch is an open source tool with 1.29K GitHub stars and 42 GitHub forks. Here's a link to MeiliSearch's open source repository on GitHub.

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Pros of MeiliSearch
Pros of Swiftype
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    Great long tail search results
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    Fast responses to online chat
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    Very easy setup and highly customizable for your search
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    Easy setup
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    Analytics
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    Role devision to develop, design, manage

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Cons of MeiliSearch
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      Expensive
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      API Calls Monitoring/Alerts
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      Customer Support

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    What is MeiliSearch?

    It is a powerful, fast, open-source, easy to use, and deploy search engine. The search and indexation are fully customizable and handles features like typo-tolerance, filters, and synonyms.

    What is Swiftype?

    Swiftype is the easiest way to add great search to your website or mobile application.

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