Comparisons
Making the right choice can feel like navigating an asteroid field. That’s why we’ve created head-to-head comparison pages with other search tools to help you chart the best course.
Advanced Search Developer Tools
Lightspeed Search,
Without the Bloat
Purpose-built developer tools for content discovery that deliver sub-millisecond query responses at 40% lower cost than Elasticsearch or OpenSearch. Deploy it on-prem or in the cloud, and integrate in minutes with our developer-first SDKs and pre-built UI components.
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Lower Infrastructure Cost
Searchcraft’s Rust-powered engine is ruthlessly efficient—requiring significantly less memory and CPU than traditional JVM-based search stacks. That translates to real-world savings: fewer servers, smaller clusters, and no need to babysit the JVM. Many teams cut cloud search spend by 40% or more—with zero compromises on speed or relevance.
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Smaller Package Size
Legacy platforms are bloated. Searchcraft isn’t. Our installable binary clocks in at less than 10% the size of Elasticsearch’s full stack, with no external dependencies or complicated setup steps. That means you can deploy on-prem, in your VPC, or behind the firewall—fast. Your infra team won’t even blink.
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Increase in Engagement
Users expect instant answers. Sub-millisecond query times and smarter relevance tuning mean users stay on-site longer, click more, and convert better. Search is no longer just a utility—it’s a growth engine. Early adopters saw a 2× lift in session depth and search engagement after making the switch.
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Lower Overhead,
Higher Impact
You don’t need another search tool. You need a solution that reduces total cost of ownership, integrates without friction, and keeps your team in full control. Searchcraft checks all three boxes. It empowers your developers, satisfies your architects, and makes your CFO nod in approval.
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Download Searchcraft
Grab the installable version and begin your journey. No forms, no gatekeeping. Just one lightweight binary built for speed and simplicity. Whether you’re running in dev, staging, or production, you’re up and running in minutes.Download - STEP 02
Install Searchcraft
Run it wherever you want—on-prem or in the cloud. Drop in our SDK, hook up your data, and start indexing. Our intuitive setup process and smart defaults mean zero infrastructure gymnastics required. We handle the heavy lifting; you stay in control.View the Docs - STEP 03
Profit
Lightspeed queries, better engagement, lower hosting bills. Searchcraft isn’t just cheaper than competitors—it’s built to make search a product advantage, not a cost center. Meanwhile, users stay longer and convert faster.
Real Pilots Ship
Get up and running fast with developer-first SDKs and ready-to-deploy UI components—designed to launch high-performance discovery experiences in record time.
Searchcraft's developer tools include SDKs for JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Vue, plus a growing UI Component Library that lets you plug in beautiful, high-performance search interfaces without reinventing the wheel. Built with flexibility in mind, our components are fully themeable, accessible, and optimized for content discovery.
Spend less time scaffolding search. Spend more time launching the next frontier of your product.
Developer-First SDKs: Minimal config, full control. Our APIs are designed to be readable, flexible, and fast to implement.
Pre-Built UI Components: Ready-to-drop elements for search results, overlays, filtering, pagination, and more—designed to get teams shipping fast.
Customize Everything: Tweak styling, relevance, or behavior with a few lines of code. No black boxes. No rigid templates.
Deploy Your Way.
Explore Without Limits.
Great developer tooling respects flexibility. Searchcraft puts you in control, with solutions built to meet your infrastructure and operational preferences. Whether you want full hands-on customization or a fully-managed, zero-hassle experience, we’ve got you covered.
Want all the power without the heavy lifting? Searchcraft Cloud abstracts away the complexities of search management, indexing, scaling, and infrastructure ops. Simply connect your content and let us handle the rest—auto-scaling, updates, security patches, and always-on reliability.
Enjoy continuous, effortless delivery of blazing-fast search experiences without ever touching a server. Built for teams that prefer to focus on their product, not their infrastructure, Searchcraft Cloud ensures you spend your cycles innovating—not maintaining clusters or managing downtime.
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Take complete control of your search infrastructure with Searchcraft Core, available via our easy-to-deploy Docker container. Built to simplify deployment, it integrates seamlessly into your existing stack—whether it’s on-prem, in your private cloud, or behind your firewall. No forced upgrades. No surprises.
With Searchcraft Core, you own the entire experience, from custom relevance tuning to full data sovereignty, empowering your team to adapt and scale precisely as you need. It’s enterprise-grade search that fits perfectly into your DevOps workflow.
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Meilisearch vs. Searchcraft
A lightweight challenger meets a Rust-powered force field. We unpack how Searchcraft outpaces Meilisearch when scale and relevance matter most.
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Elasticsearch vs. Searchcraft
The heavyweight of complexity meets a front-end focused disruptor. Discover why modern teams are leaving Elasticsearch behind for a simpler, faster solution.
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Two giants go head-to-head in cost, control, and developer experience. Learn how these traditional platforms compare and why a new era of search has arrived.
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Your Mission Awaits
The next frontier of discovery is here, ready for you. Your users deserve search experiences that delight, engage, and convert. Your developers deserve tools that accelerate velocity, not create friction. And your bottom line deserves technology that drives revenue, not bloated bills.
Searchcraft is your vessel. Built by developers, for developers, it’s powerful enough for hyperscale infrastructure, simple enough to deploy in minutes, and lean enough to cut your infrastructure spend by 40%.
Strap in, spin up, and prepare for liftoff.
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