Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search today
Starts at
$1.50/1,000 query
- Contract
- Configurable pricing has a minimum monthly commitment
- Free plan
- 10,000 queries per account per month at no cost on General pricing (excludes Advanced...
Flat tiers (2)
Priced in tiers, where Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search charges per seat.
| Alternative | At 20 seats | Against Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search | States that Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SearchBlox SearchAIFully Managed: SearchAI Hybrid Search, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$2,000/mo yearlyFully Managed: SearchAI Hybrid Search plan, starting price | Not comparable | Connectors to work apps, Permission-aware results, SSO and SOC 2, SOC 2 and 2 more | Annual pricing | Trial: 30-day fully functional free trial |
 You.comread Oct 29, 2026 |
$5/1k callsUsage price | Not comparable | No training on your data, SOC 2, MCP server | No minimums on pay as you go | Free MCP access to Web Search with up to 100 queries a day, no API key... |
Other options (8)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | At 20 seats | Against Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search | States that Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SlabStartup, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$160$8 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Connectors to work apps, SSO and SOC 2, SOC 2, SSO | 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 | Connectors to work apps, Permission-aware results, SSO and SOC 2, No training on your data and 4 more | 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 | Connectors to work apps, Permission-aware results, SSO and SOC 2, No training on your data and 2 more | Not found | Trial: 14 day free trial, no credit card required |
 NotionPlus, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$240$12 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Connectors to work apps, SSO and SOC 2, No training on your data, SOC 2 and 2 more | 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 | Connectors to work apps, Permission-aware results, SSO and SOC 2, No training on your data and 3 more | 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 | Connectors to work apps, No training on your data, SSO, HIPAA BAA | Not found | Free forever plan with 90 days of message history, up to 10 apps, 1:1... |
 Brave Search APIread Oct 29, 2026 |
$5/1,000 requestsUsage price | Not comparable | MCP server | 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 | Connectors to work apps | Not found | Trial: Free trial available, no credit card required (length not stated) |
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Questions
Is there a free alternative to Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search?
Yes. 5 AI search engines have a free plan, including Slab, Notion, Slack AI Search, Brave Search API, You.com.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search'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 Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search's, which doesn't prove Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search lacks it. How prices are read.