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Best Manticore Search Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from search databases ranked against Manticore Search on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Chroma Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $250/mo7.6
    Manticore Search vs Chroma
  2. 2
    Qdrant Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.4
    Manticore Search vs Qdrant
  3. 3
    Typesense Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $22/mo7.4
    Manticore Search vs Typesense
  4. 4
    Vespa Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $0.05/mo7.4
    Manticore Search vs Vespa
  5. 5
    Meilisearch Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $20/mo7.3
    Manticore Search vs Meilisearch
  6. 6
    Algolia Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $0.50/mo7.2
    Manticore Search vs Algolia
  7. 7
    Datafari Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin $825/mo7.1
    Manticore Search vs Datafari
  8. 8
    Apache Solr Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Manticore Search vs Apache Solr
  9. 9
    OpenSearch Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    Manticore Search vs OpenSearch
  10. 10
    Weaviate Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $45/mo7.0
    Manticore Search vs Weaviate
  11. 11
    Pinecone Free plan apiWeb 6.9
    Manticore Search vs Pinecone
  12. 12
    Zilliz Cloud Free plan apiWeb Free6.9
    Manticore Search vs Zilliz Cloud
  13. 13
    Milvus Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.8
    Manticore Search vs Milvus
  14. 14
    LanceDB Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.7
    Manticore Search vs LanceDB
  15. 15
    Elasticsearch Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Manticore Search vs Elasticsearch
  16. 16
    Bloomreach Content WebiOSAndroid 6.2
    Manticore Search vs Bloomreach Content
  17. 17
    Glean Agent Builder Web 6.1
    Manticore Search vs Glean Agent Builder
  18. 19
    Constructor AndroidapiiOSWeb 6.0
    Manticore Search vs Constructor
  19. 20
    Coveo Web 5.8
    Manticore Search vs Coveo
  20. 21
    Quickwit WebLinuxMac 5.8
    Manticore Search vs Quickwit

Manticore Search alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Chroma7.6Free plan$250/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Qdrant7.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Typesense7.4Free plan$22/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Vespa7.4No$0.05/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Meilisearch7.3Free plan$20/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Algolia7.2Free plan$0.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
7Datafari7.1Free plan$825/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Apache Solr7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9OpenSearch7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Weaviate7.0Free plan$45/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11Pinecone6.9Free plan—API, Web
12Zilliz Cloud6.9Free planFreeAPI, Web
13Milvus6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
14LanceDB6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
15Elasticsearch6.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Bloomreach Content6.2No—Web, iOS, Android
17Glean Agent Builder6.1No—Web
19Constructor6.0No—Android, API, iOS, Web
20Coveo5.8No—Web
21Quickwit5.8No—Web, Linux, Mac
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Questions about Manticore Search alternatives

What is the best alternative to Manticore Search?

Chroma, number 1 in search databases with a score of 7.6 out of 10. The others here: Qdrant, Typesense, Vespa and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Manticore Search?

Chroma is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.