Algolia alternatives in 2026

66 similar tools from Surba's catalog. Algolia charges by usage, so what you pay depends on volume: compare each one's fees for the volume you expect.

Alternatives

Algolia vs 66 alternatives

Algolia and its alternatives, cheapest first for a team of 10
#	Tool	Entry plan	10 people / mo	vs Algolia	Free plan
—	AlgoliaBenchmarkPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
1	VercelPro · $20/user/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$20/user/moPro	—	—	No
2	CloudflarePro · $25/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$25/moPro	—	—	No
3	DatadogInfrastructure Pro · $18/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$18/moInfrastructure Pro	—	—	No
4	New RelicStandard (full platform user) · $99/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$99/moStandard (full platform user)	—	—	No
5	SupabasePro · $25/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$25/moPro	—	—	No
6	HerokuEco dynos · $5/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$5/moEco dynos	—	—	No
7	RenderPro · $25/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$25/moPro	—	—	No
8	CircleCIPerformance · $15/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$15/moPerformance	—	—	No
9	FirebasePay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
10	StytchPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
11	SinchPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
12	WorkOSCustom Domain · $99/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$99/moCustom Domain	—	—	No
13	RailwayHobby · $5/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$5/moHobby	—	—	No
14	PubNubStarter · $98/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$98/moStarter	—	—	No
15	Logz.ioPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
16	CodemagicFixed price M2 · $332.50/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$332.50/moFixed price M2	—	—	No
17	HCP TerraformEssentials · $0.10/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$0.10/moEssentials	—	—	No
18	Pulumi CloudEssentials · $40/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$40/moEssentials	—	—	No
19	OneSignalGrowth · $19/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$19/moGrowth	—	—	No
20	PlivoEnterprise · $1,000/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$1,000/moEnterprise	—	—	No
21	Kong KonnectPlus · $25/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$25/moPlus	—	—	No
22	Sumo LogicPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
23	MSG91Email Starter · $21.07/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$21.07/moEmail Starter	—	—	No
24	AblyStandard · $29/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$29/moStandard	—	—	No
25	DynatraceFoundation & Discovery (per host) · $7/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$7/moFoundation & Discovery (per host)	—	—	No
26	HasuraDDN Base · $5/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$5/moDDN Base	—	—	No
27	LiveKit CloudShip · $50/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$50/moShip	—	—	No
28	TelnyxGrowth · $2,000/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$2,000/moGrowth	—	—	No
29	AgoraAnalytics · $449/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$449/moAnalytics	—	—	No
30	CourierPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
31	Travis CIUsage Based · $15/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$15/moUsage Based	—	—	No
32	DailyPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
33	FronteggPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
34	Temporal CloudBusiness · $500/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$500/moBusiness	—	—	No
35	BandwidthPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
36	Fly.ioStandard support · $29/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$29/moStandard support	—	—	No
37	ArkeselEmail Basic · $6.02/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$6.02/moEmail Basic	—	—	No
38	HookdeckTeam · $39/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$39/moTeam	—	—	No
39	MongoDB AtlasFlex · $30/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$30/moFlex	—	—	No
40	MuxLaunch · $20/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$20/moLaunch	—	—	No
41	Splunk Observability CloudInfrastructure (per host) · $15/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$15/moInfrastructure (per host)	—	—	No
42	CronitorBusiness · $2/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$2/moBusiness	—	—	No
43	EmbracePro · $80/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$80/moPro	—	—	No
44	ExotelBeliever · $17.56/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$17.56/moBeliever	—	—	No
45	HoneycombPro · $150/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$150/moPro	—	—	No
46	Meilisearch CloudResource-based XS · $23/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$23/moResource-based XS	—	—	No
47	api.videoPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
48	BulkSMS NigeriaPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
49	Typesense CloudPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
50	CoralogixPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
51	GupshupPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
52	HubtelPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
53	MezmoPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
54	MultitexterPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
55	ngrokHobbyist · $10/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$10/moHobbyist	—	—	No
56	SuperTokensMFA add-on · $100/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$100/moMFA add-on	—	—	No
57	AxiomAxiom Cloud · $25/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$25/moAxiom Cloud	—	—	No
58	BirdEmail Startup · $15/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$15/moEmail Startup	—	—	No
59	Apollo GraphQLPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
60	MiddlewarePay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
61	PapertrailLog Observability · $5/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$5/moLog Observability	—	—	No
62	RevenueCatPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
63	SemaphorePay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
64	SigNozTeams · $49/moEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$49/moTeams	—	—	No
65	SMSPortalPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
66	SpeakeasyPay as you useEngineering · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No

Usage-based tools publish per-transaction or per-unit fees rather than a monthly list price, so they aren't ranked. Features and coverage differ between tools.

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