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Is Algolia still free?
Yes Yes. Algolia had a free tier on the vendor's public page on 2026-10-05.
The free Build plan includes 10,000 search requests per month and 50,000 records, with no credit card required.
Free tier limits and listed figures
| Item | Value on the vendor page |
|---|---|
| Search requests | 10,000 per month |
| Records | 50,000 |
| Recommendation requests | 5,000 per month |
| Crawls | 5,000 per month |
| Applications | 1 |
| Indices per application | 20 |
| Application size | 1 GB |
Card and commercial use
- Credit card required
- No
- Commercial use allowed
- not stated by the vendor
Gotchas
- Usage above the free limits needs a paid monthly plan
- Limited to 1 application of at most 1 GB
Recent change
No recent change is noted on the vendor page that was read.
Alternatives to compare
- Is Meilisearch Cloud still free? Trial only
- Is Supabase still free? Yes
- Is Upstash Redis still free? Yes
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Source
Vendor page read by software on 2026-10-05, written out as text so you can copy it into your browser:
https://www.algolia.com/pricing