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- Contract
- Grow and Grow Plus monthly with no contract; Elevate requires annual contract
- Free plan
- Free plan with 10K search requests/month, 50K records, 5K recommendation...
Other options (11)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | At 20 seats | Against Algolia | States that Algolia doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SlabStartup, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$160$8 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Free plan for up to 10 users with 10MB attachments, 90 days version history... |
 SliteBasic, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$200$10 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Permission-aware results, No training on your data, HIPAA BAA | Yearly plan: extra users prorated and billed for remaining months... | Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required, covers Basic and Pro features |
 DashworksTeam Plan, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$240$12 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Permission-aware results, No training on your data | Not found | Trial: 14 day free trial, no credit card required |
 NotionPlus, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$240$12 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Live web search, No training on your data | Not found | Free plan at $0 per member/month with a trial of Notion AI, basic forms and... |
 OnyxBusiness, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$400$20 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Permission-aware results, Live web search, No training on your data | Not found | Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
 Slack AI SearchPro, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$8.75/userPro plan, starting price | Not comparable | No training on your data, HIPAA BAA | Not found | Free forever plan with 90 days of message history, up to 10 apps, 1:1... |
 SearchBlox SearchAIFully Managed: SearchAI Hybrid Search, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$2,000/mo yearlyFully Managed: SearchAI Hybrid Search plan, starting price | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Permission-aware results | Annual pricing | Trial: 30-day fully functional free trial |
 Brave Search APIread Oct 29, 2026 |
$5/1,000 requestsUsage price | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Live web search | No subscription | Includes $5 in free credits every month on Search, Answers, Spellcheck and... |
 Elasticread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.07/VCU per hourUsage price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Trial: Free trial available, no credit card required (length not stated) |
 Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Searchread Oct 29, 2026 |
$1.50/1,000 queryUsage price | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Live web search | Configurable pricing has a minimum monthly commitment | 10,000 queries per account per month at no cost on General pricing (excludes... |
 You.comread Oct 29, 2026 |
$5/1k callsUsage price | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Live web search, No training on your data | No minimums on pay as you go | Free MCP access to Web Search with up to 100 queries a day, no API key... |
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Questions
Is there a free alternative to Algolia?
Yes. 6 AI search engines have a free plan, including Slab, Notion, Slack AI Search, Brave Search API, Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Algolia's own category, AI search engines. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Algolia doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Algolia's, which doesn't prove Algolia lacks it. How prices are read.