--- description: Review of Algolia Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Algolia | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Personalization Software](/directory/4276/personalization/software) > [Algolia](/software/323590/algolia) # Algolia Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/323590/algolia Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/323590/algolia?page=2) > Algolia is a search and discovery API platform for building powerful and composable experiences while solving for relevance with AI and configurable rules. Algolia Search enables our customers to design and implement unique search experiences using the design language of their choice. Algolia Recommend is a robust API that allows you to add “frequently bought together” and “related products” into any digital eCommerce experience with as little as 6 lines of code. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 74 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 74 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Algolia - **Founded**: 2012 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$0.00 - **Pricing model**: Other (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: \*A unit represents 1,000 search requests /mo and the capacity to index up to 1,000 records. -------- Pay-as-you-go-pricing: Simple usage based pricing with no long term commitments. Volume discounts: Discounts trigger as your usage grows, so you always get a fair price. Committed-use discounts: Speak with Sales for access to discounts for committed usage. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic and 75 more ## Features - A/B Testing - AI/Machine Learning - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Augmented Analytics - Autocomplete - Automatic Backup - Behaviour Tracking - Behavioural Analytics - Behavioural Targeting - Campaign Segmentation - Catalog Management - Compliance Management - Content Management - Contextual Targeting - Conversion Tracking - Customer Management - Data Aggregation ## Integrations (19 total) - Adobe Commerce - Android 11 - Angular - Bubble - Gatsby - Higher Logic Vanilla - Laravel ecommerce - Meteor - Netlify - React2 - Salesforce Platform - Scala - Shopify - Symfonee Ticketing System - Tray.io ... and 4 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Personalization Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4276/personalization/software) ## Related Categories - [Personalization Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4276/personalization/software) - [Marketplace Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4686/marketplace/software) - [Enterprise Search Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4368/enterprise-search/software) - [Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4360/artificial-intelligence/software) - [Headless eCommerce Platforms](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4080/headless/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Athos Commerce](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/380646/searchspring) — 4.6/5 (15 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Algolia Search Review" — 5.0/5 > **Caleb** | *26 March 2019* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: It exhibits a flawless search process, users get instant results and can manage the results with utmost flexibilty . > > **Cons**: You have to pay huge fees after exhausting the free plan and thats a bit agreesive on the part algolia. > > It delivers results instanteneously, and comes with a lot of useful features. ----- ### "Jekyll Algolia plugin for a personal blog" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *2 October 2020* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Installing the Jekyll Algolia plugin was easy. Simple-to-follow documentation, even for a non-techie like myself. Further, the official Algolia Community forum is a place where I can find answers to questions I might have. Free of charge (community plan) with no time limit. The Community plan, which is all I need at this stage (my blog currently has fewer than 30 pages in total) is free of charge. Relevant search results. The Algolia software is able to take into account similar key terms and typo errors. Search results are instant (hence "InstantSearch"), which I believe is more user-friendly than having to press 'Enter' or clicking/tapping a button to see the search results. The search user interface looks good. > > **Cons**: Some search terms don't show up in the results, i.e. "no results." I probably need to configure the plugin to optimize site search. > > My overall experience has been excellent. ----- ### "Decent search for okay pricing" — 2.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *2 March 2021* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: Algolia is a tool that comes with a lot of features. However, it's not as easy to implement as you would think. > > **Cons**: It was not "plug and play". The implementation is integrated in the website and you need to work on the interface before you can implement it correctly. > > The algorithm can be quite good, but you need to twist te right knobs to get that result. This also goes for the implementation. ----- ### "Very good but very expensive" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *16 April 2020* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The sheer speed of the search is astonishing. You get results in next to no time. It's amazing as compared to a mysql query based search that Magento generally offers. > > **Cons**: Cost, it is very very expensive. They also do not offer much in the way of support unless you pay even more. So you are stuck with trying to wade through their documentation which is not written very clearly to get the best results. > > Overall I do love the result but I'm not sure it justifies the expense. ----- ### "Dirty and unethical marketing tactics. Read for more." — 4.0/5 > **Vahan** | *23 March 2018* | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: Potentially good software but... pretty disappointed. Read cons. I wish i could share screenshot of their pricing page and the email i've got from their sales team. > > **Cons**: Dirty an unethical marketing, luring to pay HUGE . Very disappointed. I wish i could share screenshot of their pricing page and the email i've got from their sales team. > > Improved search previews (WP+WC). When it comes to search results, good luck making it work or reaching their support and not being asked to spend thousands upon thousands for basic support (hidden bite fees). ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/323590/algolia?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/323590/algolia) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data