Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Meilisearch
Meilisearch clearly comes out ahead of Turbopuffer on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Meilisearch has a free tier; Turbopuffer does not. Paid plans start at $23/mo for Meilisearch and $64/mo for Turbopuffer.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | Meilisearch | Turbopuffer, Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & Analytics | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | database | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | meilisearch | turbopuffer |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Day Free Trial | ||
| All Database Features | ||
| Ai-Powered Search | ||
| Cmek (Per Namespace) | ||
| Customizable Relevancy | ||
| Deployment Multi-Tenancy | ||
| Enterprise Features | ||
| Deployment Multi-Tenancy, Single-Tenancy, Byoc | ||
| Enterprise-Grade Compliance | ||
| Private Networking | ||
| Faceted Search | ||
| Security & Compliance (Soc2 Report, Gdpr-Ready Dpa) | ||
| Fully Managed - No Ops Required | ||
| Security & Compliance (Soc2 Report, Gdpr-Ready Dpa, Hipaa-Ready Baa) | ||
| Fully Managed Cloud Infrastructure | ||
| Single Sign-On (Sso) | ||
| Geosearch Capacity | ||
| Support (Community Slack & Email) | ||
| Ideal For High-Traffic Apps And Vector Workloads | ||
| Support (Community Slack & Email, Private Slack Channel) | ||
| Ideal For Prototypes, Mvps, And Mid-Scale Apps | ||
| Support Hours 24/7 | ||
| Option To Self-Host | ||
| Support Hours 8-5 | ||
| Pay By Cpu, Ram, And Storage | ||
| Support Sla | ||
| Pre-Set Search And Document Limits | ||
| Uptime Sla 99.95% | ||
| Premier Support | ||
| Premium Sla |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Meilisearch comes out ahead overall, though Turbopuffer can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Meilisearch's paid plans start at $23/mo and Turbopuffer's start at $64/mo, so Meilisearch is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Meilisearch offers a free tier; Turbopuffer does not currently list one.
Meilisearch is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
