Azure AI Search vs Searchify comparison

Microsoft and Searchify are both solutions in the Search as a Service category. Microsoft is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.0, while Searchify is ranked #13. Microsoft holds a 11.5% mindshare in SS, compared to Searchify’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 62% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution.

Azure AI Search

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Azure AI Search and Searchify based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Azure AI Search

Ranking in Search as a Service

5th

Average Rating

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Searchify

Ranking in Search as a Service

13th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Search as a Service category, the mindshare of Azure AI Search is 11.5%, down from 13.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Searchify is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Sandeep Srirangam

Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Diebold Nixdorf

Customer engagement & documentation about APIs are great, but it would be good if the UI is a bit more intuitive for search experience

I use the solution mainly to search the logs and to search for VMs by their names or subscription names. I wouldn't rate it great since the logs are a bit complicated The solution was really pretty good. The customer engagement was good. The presented documentation or exposure to the APIs to get…

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

23%

Financial Services Firm

12%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Search?

The product is pretty resilient.

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What needs improvement with Azure Search?

The after-hour services are slow. It could be better.

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What advice do you have for others considering Azure Search?

Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Overview

Azure Search is a search-as-a-service cloud solution that gives developers APIs and tools for adding a rich search experience over your data in web, mobile, and enterprise applications. Functionality is exposed through a simple REST API or .NET SDK that masks the inherent complexity of search technology. In addition to APIs, the Azure portal provides administration and prototyping support. Infrastructure and availability are managed by Microsoft.

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Searchify is a full-text Search-as-a-Service.You can easily add custom full-text search, without the cost or complexity of managing search servers. You can use Searchify to create a finely-tuned search function for your web site or application. Searchify is good if you have content you want your users to find, but you don't want to deal with complicated coding and system administration tasks.

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