Why caution:effective 2026-08-12 — Algolia replaced its Build plan with a Free plan between the pricing-page captures of 2026-08-10 and 2026-08-13; its Free Plan terms carry a new version from 2026-08-12. The free plan went from 1M records to 50K, and from 10K to 5K recommendation requests and 5K crawls a month; search requests stay at 10K a month. Source ↗Full history ↓
A verdict here is not a fixed property of the vendor. A one-off pricing event demotes a vendor while its recorded date falls in the last 180 days and then lapses on its own, with nothing about the vendor having changed; a standing condition — a free tier withdrawn, a product retired — does not lapse with time. This one rests on a record effective 2026-08-12, so it lapses on 2027-02-09 unless we record something new first.
Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date July 2026. Last updated 2026-09-28.
Algolia's free tier offers Search-as-a-service… We rate it caution — one recorded limit reduction, on 2026-08-12.
The day we last read the vendor's page. Our last read of it, on 2026-09-24, found the page different from the terms we hold. We hold no confirmation of the terms we publish — the 2026-07-05 beside this date is not one we can source to a read that confirmed them.
Free Tier Details
Search-as-a-service. The Free plan needs no credit card and includes 10K search requests/month, 50K records, 5K recommendation requests/month, 5K crawls/month and 1 application, with some features reserved for paid plans. Grow is pay as you go: 10K search requests and 100K records a month included, then $0.50 per 1K search requests and $0.40 per 1K records.
We read that on 2026-09-24 from https://www.algolia.com/pricing, and our check recorded: the page names Algolia as "algolia" and states "10K search requests /month" and "10K search requests/month" and "10,000 requests/mo". A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.
Data correction - Algolia's free plan change happened between 2026-08-10 and 2026-08-13, and Algolia dates a new version of its Free Plan terms 2026-08-12. Our re-read of 2026-08-28 recorded it as a change dated the day it read the page. Source ↗
Before: Recorded 2026-08-28 as limits_reduced, dated 2026-08-28
After: limits_reduced, dated 2026-08-12 from pricing-page captures and Algolia's archived Free Plan terms ("before August 12, 2026")
Algolia replaced its Build plan with a Free plan between the pricing-page captures of 2026-08-10 and 2026-08-13; its Free Plan terms carry a new version from 2026-08-12. The free plan went from 1M records to 50K, and from 10K to 5K recommendation requests and 5K crawls a month; search requests stay at 10K a month. Source ↗
Before: Build: "10K search requests/month 1M records included 10K AI Recommendation requests/month 10K crawls/month 1 Generative Experience Guide included" (pricing page, capture of 2026-08-10)
After: Free: "10K search requests/month 50K records included 5K recommendation requests/month 5K crawls/month", with "access to some of our features" and no credit card required (pricing page, capture of 2026-08-13)
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Yes, Algolia offers a free tier: Free. Search-as-a-service. The Free plan needs no credit card and includes 10K search requests/month, 50K records, 5K recommendation requests/month, 5K crawls/month and 1 application, with some features res...
What is Algolia's free tier?
Algolia's free tier is called "Free". Search-as-a-service. The Free plan needs no credit card and includes 10K search requests/month, 50K records, 5K recommendation requests/month, 5K crawls/month and 1 application, with some features reserved for paid plans. Grow is pay as you go: 10K search requests and 100K records a month included, then $0.50 per 1K search requests and $0.40 per 1K records.
Is Algolia's free tier reliable?
Algolia's free tier requires caution because of one specific recorded change, on 2026-08-12: Algolia replaced its Build plan with a Free plan between the pricing-page captures of 2026-08-10 and 2026-08-13; its Free Plan terms carry a new version from 2026-08-12. The free plan went from 1M records to 50K, and from 10K to 5K recommendation requests and 5K crawls a month; search requests stay at 10K a month. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260813114144/https://www.algolia.com/pricing
Is Algolia's free tier good for production?
Algolia's free tier is usable for prototyping and development, but we rate it caution because of one recorded limit reduction, on 2026-08-12. Consider alternatives with more stable pricing for critical services.
What changed in Algolia's pricing?
Algolia has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: Algolia replaced its Build plan with a Free plan between the pricing-page captures of 2026-08-10 and 2026-08-13; its Free Plan terms carry a new version from 2026-08-12. The free plan went from 1M records to 50K, and from 10K to 5K recommendation requests and 5K crawls a month; search requests stay at 10K a month. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260813114144/https://www.algolia.com/pricing (2026-08-12).
When will I outgrow Algolia's free tier?
At 1 app, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Algolia in?
Algolia is categorized under Search on AgentDeals.
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