Typesense, Inc. alternatives

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With a free plan or free to use: Weaviate, Meilisearch, Exa, Jina AI, Findalo, Parallel Web Systems, Octen, You.com.

10 alternativesUnlike Typesense, Inc.

#1
Weaviate Retrieval (RAG)
Vector database that stores, indexes, and searches high-dimensional vectors for retrieval-augmented generation and semantic search.
Also: Vector databaseMore widely used
5.3k
Active
From $45/mo
#2
Meilisearch Retrieval (RAG)
Hosts searchable indexes with full-text, semantic, and hybrid search across text, images, and video.
Also: Vector database, RAGMore widely used
17.3k
Active
From $20/mo
#3
Exa Retrieval (RAG)MCP · open
Provides web search API and data indexing for AI agents with real-time web crawling and structured data extraction.
Also: Data extractionOwn MCP server
183k
Active
From $7 per use
#4
turbopuffer Retrieval (RAG)
Vector and full-text search database built on object storage, scaling to 256TB per index with sub-10ms latency.
Also: Vector database, RAGMore widely used
1.5k
Active
From $16/mo
#5
Jina AI Retrieval (RAG)
Converts URLs to markdown and provides multimodal embeddings and reranking for search and retrieval systems.
Also: RAGMore widely used
9.1k
From $50 per use
2020
#6
Pinecone Retrieval (RAG)
Stores and retrieves vector embeddings at scale for retrieval-augmented generation and agent knowledge systems.
Also: Vector database, RAGMore widely used
91k
Active
From $20/mo
2019
#7
Findalo Retrieval (RAG)
Semantic search engine for online stores, integrates with Prestashop, Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, and Shopware.
Same job
2
Active
From ≈ $17/mo
2025
#8
Parallel Web Systems Retrieval (RAG)MCP · sign-in
Provides web search API for AI agents to retrieve real-time information with citations.
Also: AgentsMore widely used
76.5k
Active
From $0.00 per use
2023
#9
Octen Retrieval (RAG)
Provides real-time web search, content extraction, and multimodal embeddings for AI agents and LLM applications.
Also: Agents
57
Active
From $0.01 per use
#10
You.com Retrieval (RAG)
Returns live web search results and cleaned page content through APIs that AI agents and LLM apps call for grounding.
Same job
13.6k
Active
2020

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