Elasticsearch vs Meilisearch

Elasticsearch is widely used in the industry and worth learning meets developers should use meilisearch when they need to implement fast, user-friendly search in applications without the complexity of larger search engines like elasticsearch. Here's our take.

Elasticsearch

Nice Pick

Elasticsearch is widely used in the industry and worth learning

Pros

• Widely used in the industry
• Related to: search

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Meilisearch

Developers should use Meilisearch when they need to implement fast, user-friendly search in applications without the complexity of larger search engines like Elasticsearch

Pros

• It is particularly useful for e-commerce sites, documentation portals, or content-heavy platforms where real-time search with typo tolerance and filtering is critical
• Related to: rust, search-engine

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Elasticsearch is a database while Meilisearch is a tool. We picked Elasticsearch based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Elasticsearch wins

Based on overall popularity. Elasticsearch is more widely used, but Meilisearch excels in its own space.