Typesense
Typesense is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Search Engines category, licensed GPL-3.0 and written mainly in C++. It is a self-hosted alternative to Algolia and ships a Docker image. It has 27,046 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 27,046
- Forks
- 1,022
- Open issues
- 802
- Commits, last 12 months
- 264
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- v30.2Apr 19, 2026
- Created
- Jan 18, 2017
- License
- GPL-3.0Open source
Data as of from the GitHub API. Report an error
Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 264 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases4 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 264 |
| Latest release | v30.2 (Apr 19, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 4 |
| Releases, all time | 38 |
| Open issues | 802 |
| Open pull requests | 120 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Jan 18, 2017 |
Health as of , from the GitHub API. A label describes activity, not quality or security. How we label project health · Report a data error
About Typesense
Blazing fast, typo-tolerant open source search engine optimized for developer happiness and ease of use.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/typesense/typesense.
Topics
- search-engine
- search
- typo-tolerance
- site-search
- instantsearch
- fuzzy-search
- full-text-search
- enterprise-search
- synonyms
- faceting
Open-source alternative to
Typesense can replace these commercial products. Compare every option on each page.
Repository preview
Compare
Typesense compared
Head-to-head comparisons with a clear verdict on when to pick Typesense.
Similar apps
More apps like Typesense
Other projects in Search Engines, ranked by GitHub stars.
ElasticSearch
elastic/elasticsearch
Distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Search EnginesJavaMeiliSearch
meilisearch/meilisearch
Ultra relevant, instant and typo-tolerant full-text search API.
Active · last commit Oct 23, 2026
Search EnginesRustDockerSearXNG
searxng/searxng
Internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases (Fork of Searx).
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Search EnginesPythonDockerOpenSearch
opensearch-project/OpenSearch
Distributed and RESTful search engine.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Search EnginesJavaDockerManticore Search
manticoresoftware/manticoresearch
Full-text search and data analytics, with fast response time for small, medium and big data (alternative to Elasticsearch).
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Search EnginesC++DockerHister
asciimoo/hister
Personal web search engine with automatic indexing of visited websites. Supports offline local result previews, local files, multi-user handling and optional semantic search.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Search EnginesGoDocker
Is Typesense free and open source?
Yes. Typesense is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Typesense with Docker?
Yes. Typesense provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Typesense?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Typesense include ElasticSearch, MeiliSearch and SearXNG. Typesense itself is a self-hosted alternative to Algolia.
Is Typesense actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Typesense was on Oct 26, 2026 with 264 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v30.2, published Apr 19, 2026. It had 802 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.