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Typesense vs Meilisearch: catalog facts
Typesense	Meilisearch
Freemium Free to self-host under GPL-3.0; Typesense Cloud is a paid hosted option.	Freemium Core engine is free under MIT; enterprise edition features use a separate licence.
Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Typo tolerance out of the box Vector, hybrid and geo search	RESTful API that is simple to call from any language Hybrid keyword and AI-based search
In-memory index means RAM must fit the dataset Aimed at developers building search, not end users	Some enterprise features are under a non-MIT licence Aimed at developers, not end users
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account 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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