Algolia Search

Algolia Search is a search service that developers add to websites and mobile applications. The vendor says its hosted platform removes much of the difficulty of building a fast, relevant search experience and shortens development time.

What Algolia Search offers

• Search API — a programming interface for adding search and discovery to a site or app.
• Hosted platform — infrastructure that scales without the customer running it.
• Relevance tooling — options to shape how results are ranked for users.
• Discovery experiences — search features aimed at e-commerce, media and software-as-a-service products.

Who it works with

Companies in e-commerce, media and SaaS. The vendor states that more than 10,000 companies use it and that it handles over 100 billion search queries monthly.

Key facts

• Product type: Search and discovery API
• Delivery: Hosted platform
• Platforms: Websites and mobile apps