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Meilisearch Pricing

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At a glance

Self-hosted free (MIT). Cloud free tier (100K docs). Cloud from $30/mo.

Self-hosting cost

Meilisearch is open source under the MIT license — the software itself costs nothing to run. Your real cost is the infrastructure you run it on plus the time to operate it.

Free & cheaper Databases & ORMs

same category, free plan or open-source license

Neonopen sourceFree: 100 projects, 100 CU-hours/mo per project, 0.5 GB/project; Launch usage-based typical $15/mo; Scale/Enterprise via usage and custom needsSupabaseopen sourceFree tier / Pro $25/mo / Team $599/moDrizzle ORMopen sourceFree / Drizzle Studio (bundled)Qdrantopen sourceSelf-hosted free (Apache 2.0). Cloud free tier: 0.5 vCPU/1GB RAM/4GB disk; Standard/Premium/Hybrid/Private options.
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FAQ

How much does Meilisearch cost?

Self-hosted free (MIT). Cloud free tier (100K docs). Cloud from $30/mo.

Does Meilisearch have a free plan?

Yes — Meilisearch has a free plan alongside its paid tiers.

Can you self-host Meilisearch for free?

Meilisearch is open source under the MIT license — the software itself is free to run; you only pay for your own infrastructure.

What are free or cheaper Meilisearch alternatives?

Neon, Supabase, Drizzle ORM are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

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