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Slite alternatives

Slite costs $200 at 20 seats on its Basic plan. 10 other AI search engines have a price we could read. 1 costs less at 20 seats; the lowest is Slab at $160, $40 less. 6 have a free plan, which Slite doesn't show.

AI search engines10 with a price6 with a free planChecked Oct 29, 2026

Slite today

At 20 seats $200 Basic plan
Contract
Yearly plan: extra users prorated and billed for remaining months of the contract
Free plan
Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required, covers Basic and Pro features

Cheaper than Slite (1)

Compared at 20 seats, same currency.

AlternativeAt 20 seatsAgainst SliteStates that Slite doesn'tContractFree plan
SlabStartup, read Oct 29, 2026 $160$8 × 20 seats $40 less Nothing extra found Not found Free plan for up to 10 users with 10MB attachments, 90 days version history...

Free plan, which Slite doesn't show (5)

A free plan you can keep, in the vendor's own words.

AlternativeAt 20 seatsAgainst SliteStates that Slite doesn'tContractFree plan
NotionPlus, read Oct 29, 2026 $240$12 × 20 seats $40 more Live web search Not found Free plan at $0 per member/month with a trial of Notion AI, basic forms and...
Slack AI SearchPro, read Oct 29, 2026 $8.75/userPro plan, starting price Not comparable Nothing extra found 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 Live web search No subscription Includes $5 in free credits every month on Search, Answers, Spellcheck and...
Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Searchread Oct 29, 2026 $1.50/1,000 queryUsage price Not comparable 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 Live web search No minimums on pay as you go Free MCP access to Web Search with up to 100 queries a day, no API key...

Flat tiers (1)

Priced in tiers, where Slite charges per seat.

AlternativeAt 20 seatsAgainst SliteStates that Slite doesn'tContractFree plan
SearchBlox SearchAIFully Managed: SearchAI Hybrid Search, read Oct 29, 2026 $2,000/mo yearlyFully Managed: SearchAI Hybrid Search plan, starting price Not comparable Nothing extra found Annual pricing Trial: 30-day fully functional free trial

Other options (3)

No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.

AlternativeAt 20 seatsAgainst SliteStates that Slite doesn'tContractFree plan
DashworksTeam Plan, read Oct 29, 2026 $240$12 × 20 seats $40 more Nothing extra found Not found Trial: 14 day free trial, no credit card required
OnyxBusiness, read Oct 29, 2026 $400$20 × 20 seats $200 more Live web search Not found Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required
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)

No price found, or contact sales (6)

Questions

What is the cheapest alternative to Slite?

Slab, at $160 at 20 seats, $40 less than Slite. Computed from each vendor's published prices.

Is there a free alternative to Slite?

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 Slite'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 Slite doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Slite's, which doesn't prove Slite lacks it. How prices are read.