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Meilisearch vs Vespa: catalog facts
Meilisearch	Vespa
Freemium Core engine is free under MIT; enterprise edition features use a separate licence.	Freemium Free and open source to self-host; Vespa Cloud is a paid service with a free trial.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
RESTful API that is simple to call from any language Hybrid keyword and AI-based search	Text, vector and hybrid retrieval with ranking in one engine Runs machine-learned models at query time
Some enterprise features are under a non-MIT licence Aimed at developers, not end users	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: MIT	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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