Algolia vs Amazon AWS CloudSearch comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Algolia
Ranking in Search as a Service
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Amazon AWS CloudSearch
Ranking in Search as a Service
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Search as a Service category, the market share of Algolia is 4.3% and it decreased by 24.8% compared to the previous year. The market share of Amazon AWS CloudSearch is 6.1% and it decreased by 54.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

CaioKaminari - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 29, 2022
Focused capabilities, specialists in what they do, with consistent stability
Our primary use case is for our website because we are an e-commerce website and application store. We need to use a solution to browse our products, search for our products and sell them I have meetings with consultants every week and they are helping us to implement and understand a variety of…
HarishMahanta - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 23, 2023
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's scalable. It can be scaled massively."
"The Algolia solution really helped us to improve our conversion rate and click through rate."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"CDN service reduces latency when accessing our web application."
"Document indexing, text-based search API, and Geospatial searches are all good features."
"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 most valuable feature of Amazon AWS CloudSearch is its ability to receive data quickly. You can access your data easily in a short time."
"The quality of the solution is good."
"I've found the solution to be very scalable."
 

Cons

"I think they could improve the analytics view."
"Joining is quite complex."
"The price of the solution can be expensive."
"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."
"I would say that it needs to keep its cost competitive in the market, especially in comparison to other clouds."
"Maybe they are common in Egypt, but you should make a request on Amazon to create a function to monitor CPU performance, memory, and files. It is very difficult in AWS. I would tell them it should be simple, just drag and drop. I think they could develop this option so we can drag and drop to monitor performance of the processor and memory."
"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."
"I do not have any suggestions for improvements at this time."
"The solution should improve the recovery aspects that it has on offer."
"Amazon AWS CloudSearch is highly stable. However, the speed depends on your internet connection."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are currently on a contract with Algolia for licensing and price."
"I'm not sure how much we pay a year. It might be around $30,000 a year."
"Our license costs around $4,000 per month."
"In comparison to IBM and Microsoft, the pricing is more favorable."
"We chose AWS because of its cost and stability."
"Amazon AWS CloudSearch charging is based on how many resources you consume or and the solution is known to be a bit expensive."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Algolia?
The Algolia solution really helped us to improve our conversion rate and click through rate.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Algolia?
We are currently on a contract with Algolia for licensing and price.
What needs improvement with Algolia?
The challenge is that Algolia doesn't support joining between multiple indexes, similar to how you would join tables in SQL. This limitation makes it difficult to manage and search across large dat...
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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Sample Customers

Birchbox, Twitch, Lacoste, Stripe, WW, Medium, Cousera, National Geographic, Zendesk, Magento
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