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We performed a comparison between Algolia and Amazon Elasticsearch Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The Algolia solution really helped us to improve our conversion rate and click through rate."

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"They have the good documentation in the help text and that is the reason the Amazon is the perfect solution in the current market.""In case there is a failure, Elastic manages everything well, and there no major downtime.""The most valuable features of Amazon Elasticsearch are ease of use, native JSON, and efficiency. Additionally, handles many use cases and search grammar was useful.""It enables us to efficiently search and retrieve our event data, offering us a versatile approach to locate specific information within these logs.""The stability of the product is good.""Regarding valuable features of the solution, we found with the process, which we have used in both cases where we used the solution that while you're seeing the streaming of data, you can analyze in the initial phase what sort of data you are streaming and whether it is valuable.""The initial set up is very easy...We really appreciate Amazon!""It's a good log management platform. In terms of infrastructure management, it's good."

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Cons
"I think they could improve the analytics view."

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"I would say that, basically, the configuration part is an area with a shortcoming...Some upgradation is required on the configuration side so that we can get to use it.""The configuration should be more straightforward because we had to select a lot of things.""Amazon Elasticsearch can improve the bullion in the near search and the ease of integration with Kibana. Additionally, there could be more flexibility in the configuration and documentation.""There is a problem with the database. Amazon only provides the hosting to run our applications bias, but there is no option to manage the database within the Elasticsearch product.""I want to see a new feature in Amazon Elasticsearch Service that allows users to create default filters for filtered levels.""One glaring issue was with our mapping configuration as the system accepted the data we posted, but after a few months, when we attempted complex queries, we realized the date formatting had become problematic."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We are currently on a contract with Algolia for licensing and price."
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  • "You only pay for what you use."
  • "Compared to other cloud platforms, it is manageable and not very expensive."
  • "There is a community edition available and the price of the commercial offering is reasonable."
  • "The solution is not expensive, but priced averagely, I will say."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: The Algolia solution really helped us to improve our conversion rate and click through rate.
    Top Answer:We are currently on a contract with Algolia for licensing and price.
    Top Answer:I think they could improve the analytics view. I think they can improve by increasing the number of the terms that are searched every day on our website. If they doubled to two thousand terms that are… more »
    Top Answer:It enables us to efficiently search and retrieve our event data, offering us a versatile approach to locate specific information within these logs.
    Top Answer:The solution is not expensive, but priced averagely, I will say. Regarding the pricing part based on the use cases, we used to sometimes see or do some of the costing parts also in that case… more »
    Top Answer:One glaring issue was with our mapping configuration as the system accepted the data we posted, but after a few months, when we attempted complex queries, we realized the date formatting had become… more »
    Ranking
    7th
    out of 13 in Search as a Service
    Views
    928
    Comparisons
    694
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    339
    Rating
    9.0
    3rd
    out of 13 in Search as a Service
    Views
    3,144
    Comparisons
    2,708
    Reviews
    4
    Average Words per Review
    616
    Rating
    8.0
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    Overview


    Algolia helps businesses across industries quickly create relevant, scalable, and lightning fast search and discovery experiences. Algolia’s mission is to make every search interaction meaningful and rewarding. Our hosted platform reduces the complexity of building relevant digital experiences. More than 7,500 companies like WW, Lacoste, Twitch, Medium and Stripe rely on Algolia’s enterprise-grade APIs to manage over 60 billion search queries a month.

    Founded in 2012, Algolia is backed by $74M in funding from Accel Partners, Alven Capital, Point Nine Capital and Storm Ventures. The team is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Paris, London, New York, and Atlanta. To learn more, visit www.algolia.com.

    Amazon Elasticsearch Service is a managed service that makes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale Elasticsearch clusters in the AWS Cloud.

    Sample Customers
    Birchbox, Twitch, Lacoste, Stripe, WW, Medium, Cousera, National Geographic, Zendesk, Magento
    VIDCOIN, Wyng, Yellow New Zealand, zipMoney, Cimri, Siemens, Unbabel
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Healthcare Company8%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise49%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise72%
    Buyer's Guide
    Search as a Service
    April 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Elastic, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft and others in Search as a Service. Updated: April 2024.
    768,246 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Algolia is ranked 7th in Search as a Service with 1 review while Amazon Elasticsearch Service is ranked 3rd in Search as a Service with 6 reviews. Algolia is rated 9.0, while Amazon Elasticsearch Service is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Algolia writes "Focused capabilities, specialists in what they do, with consistent stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Amazon Elasticsearch Service writes "Easy to use, efficient, and straightforward installation". Algolia is most compared with Amazon AWS CloudSearch, Amazon Kendra, Elastic Search, Azure Search and Solr, whereas Amazon Elasticsearch Service is most compared with Amazon Athena, Amazon Kendra, Elastic Search and Amazon AWS CloudSearch.

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    We monitor all Search as a Service reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.