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Algolia vs Amazon AWS CloudSearch comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Algolia
Ranking in Search as a Service
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Amazon AWS CloudSearch
Ranking in Search as a Service
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Search as a Service category, the mindshare of Algolia is 9.0%, up from 6.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Amazon AWS CloudSearch is 8.6%, down from 11.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

CaioKaminari - PeerSpot reviewer
Focused capabilities, specialists in what they do, with consistent stability
I have meetings with consultants every week and they are helping us to implement and understand a variety of features. They are like a partnership for us. The Algolia solution really helped us to improve our conversion rate and click-through rate. I have heard from other co-workers who already were working here that the Algolia solution really was good for our company.
HarishMahanta - PeerSpot reviewer
A reasonably priced solution that provides scalability, stability, reliability, and security
In terms of what needs improvement, I would say that it needs to keep its cost competitive in the market, especially in comparison to other clouds. Let's say we have various clouds in the market, like Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and AWS Cloud. However, security-wise, I don't think AWS is bad. It's good only, especially in comparison to Oracle Cloud, if you really use Oracle, while also considering the fact that PeopleSoft is an Oracle product. AWS is a separate cloud, and Oracle has its own cloud. If you are in a new PeopleSoft and Oracle and you are using a third-party cloud, it means it is not easy since we can't think it is easy. I mean, if you are using Oracle products and you are using Oracle Cloud, it will be easier for you. However, it has a cost in comparison to AWS. Oracle Cloud is too costly. According to region, we segregate because it depends on the organization's strength. Let's say your organization has 1,000 customers. In that case, on a daily basis, let's say one customer was released or discontinued using the product. Then, you have to remove the solution. However, if you use Oracle Cloud, that space will remain there. In the case of AWS, they will immediately cut down their space, meaning in terms of reuse ability, it will reduce the cost. In our case, AWS is the best in the market, actually. We have various clouds like Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure Cloud, the features of which are very different. There are a lot of features in AWS Cloud since I am not in the market providing service on the products. I am just using that tool to access our clients' database and deliver our day-to-day service. I interact with the clients regarding their issues, whatever they are facing. There is this one kind of interface we use to access things because they are in AWS Cloud. If your customer is in Oracle Cloud, then there will be a different approach to accessing it. In our case, we can use AWS or Oracle, so it doesn't matter to us.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It has many fine-tuning configurations. Essentially, every single piece of information you pass through it is a free document you can tailor."
"The tool is worth the money, and I have seen an ROI."
"The tool is easy to use, but you need to know how it works."
"The tool provides users with personalization features that can be used to improve user interface."
"We were working with search products, brands, and different attributes specific to the product; it's faster and easier. The implementation is easy."
"The Algolia solution really helped us to improve our conversion rate and click through rate."
"Algolia provides some cool functionalities like filtering, indexing, and searching."
"It's scalable. It can be scaled massively."
"Document indexing, text-based search API, and Geospatial searches are all good features."
"It's the best solution for any company. It has a hosting ERP system for any task. AWS is stable. AWS is more flexible and its elastic concept is a new concept. AWS is also very secure. It has many layers of security, like hardware security and software security. This is a big issue."
"AWS CloudSearch's best features are good performance under high CPU and memory use, and ease of deployment and scaling."
"CDN service reduces latency when accessing our web application."
"I've found the solution to be very scalable."
"The best feature is its scalability in that Cloud is always on the fly."
"It will remain alive in the market. The solution will be stable in the market."
"The quality of the solution is good."
 

Cons

"The high cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The documentation for the service is not as good as it could be."
"The documentation is not beginner-friendly."
"Joining is quite complex."
"Algolia provides a certification, which is pretty basic, and I think it can be improved in terms of a bit more detail and more elaborative content."
"When indexing the products, one may face some issues with the tool."
"Algolia is not adopted that much, and it would be great if it were made more popular."
"The deployment could be easier for beginners."
"I would say that it needs to keep its cost competitive in the market, especially in comparison to other clouds."
"The solution should improve the recovery aspects that it has on offer."
"Index cleanup is sometimes painful. No easy way to clean indexes or a bulk of documents. Full indexing or regeneration of entire indexes sometimes gets stuck. In one instance, we had to delete the entire index and re-create it."
"A reboot should be enhanced."
"AWS CloudSearch's documentation isn't very clear. Also, the on-premise version of the solution is less stable than the cloud version."
"Latlon data type only supports single value per document. All other types support multiple values. We faced issues with this because we had scenarios where, for each document, we needed to store multiple latlon values for different geographical locations."
"The price of the solution can be expensive."
"I do not have any suggestions for improvements at this time."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In terms of the cost of Algolia, the tool is really expensive for us in Brazil since it comes to about half a million dollars."
"I have heard that Algolia is an expensive solution."
"We are currently on a contract with Algolia for licensing and price."
"For any developer starting out, it is worth it."
"Algolia is a cool, super-easy-to-use, and affordable tool."
"The product is cheap."
"We chose AWS because of its cost and stability."
"There was no license needed to use this solution."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one point is cheap, and ten points are expensive, I rate the pricing as medium or reasonable."
"Amazon AWS CloudSearch charging is based on how many resources you consume or and the solution is known to be a bit expensive."
"Our license costs around $4,000 per month."
"I'm not sure how much we pay a year. It might be around $30,000 a year."
"In comparison to IBM and Microsoft, the pricing is more favorable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Media Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Computer Software Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Algolia?
Algolia is a cool, super-easy-to-use, and affordable tool. Suppose a company's customer is looking for Algolia's search indexing. Considering such cases, an organization needs to be ready to pay th...
What needs improvement with Algolia?
There are no areas in the product where improvements are required. I believe it is one of the best products right now. When indexing the products, one may face some issues with the tool.
What is your primary use case for Algolia?
I use Algolia for Magento 2 e-commerce websites so that I can enhance user search functionality. Throughout Algolia, our company can enhance our search results as per the user type, which can impro...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon AWS CloudSearch?
In comparison to IBM and Microsoft, the pricing is more favorable. I would rate it eight out of ten.
What needs improvement with Amazon AWS CloudSearch?
A reboot should be enhanced. There are issues with the VBC collection.
 

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