Self-hostable software: Search Engines (26)

Elasticsearch is a distributed search and analytics engine, scalable data store, and vector database for production-scale workloads.

A lightning-fast search engine that fits into apps, websites, and workflows, with built-in features for relevant search experiences.

Vane is a privacy-focused AI answering engine that runs on your own hardware and returns cited answers from web search and local or cloud LLMs.

Vane is a privacy-focused AI answering engine that runs on your own hardware and combines web search with local or cloud LLMs to deliver cited answers.

SearXNG is a metasearch engine that lets users search the web without being tracked or profiled.

Typesense is a fast, typo-tolerant search engine for building search experiences.

A framework for building and deploying AI services with gRPC, HTTP, and WebSocket communication.

ZincSearch is a lightweight full-text search engine and Elasticsearch-compatible alternative for indexing and searching application data.

An open-source, enterprise-grade search and observability suite for unstructured data at scale.

Manticore Search is an open-source fast database for search, positioned as an alternative to Elasticsearch.

A self-hostable privacy-focused Google search proxy that strips ads, JavaScript, cookies, AMP links, and tracking from search results.

An AI-powered research assistant for deep, agentic research with citations, designed to run locally or via a self-hosted setup.