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Manticore Search vs Vespa: catalog facts
Manticore Search	Vespa
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Freemium Free and open source to self-host; Vespa Cloud is a paid service with a free trial.
Linux, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Full-text, vector and hybrid search in one engine SQL query interface	Text, vector and hybrid retrieval with ranking in one engine Runs machine-learned models at query time
A server component for developers, not an end-user search app Benchmark results depend on the workload	Aimed at engineering teams rather than individual users Larger setup and learning effort than simpler search servers
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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