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Algolia brings a step up from your regular search which provides results immedietly.
July 14, 2022

Algolia brings a step up from your regular search which provides results immedietly.

Ricardo Acevedo Teran | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Algolia

Algolia shines in its search bar for CMS, but it also handles the category pages and filters with relative ease. The instant search function is one that gives that "wow" factor to some users. If your eCommerce depends heavily on searching for products, it is imperative that you have a better than average search solution.
  • Smart autocomplete
  • Presentation
  • Suggestions
  • Speed
  • Analytics
  • Product synchronization
  • Handling images
  • Analytics
  • Aesthetics
  • Smart recommendations
  • Reduced 2-3 seconds on results (instant search)
  • Did better product suggestions
  • Added suggestions to searches and bad spellings
Elasticsearch is its direct competitor, but I would say that it is more focused on performance and less focused on aesthetics and recommendations. If you are thinking of getting Algolia, I would recommend that you also compare it at least to Elasticsearch. Either one is a good upgrade from "out of the box" search tools.

Do you think Algolia delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Algolia's feature set?

Yes

Did Algolia live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Algolia go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Algolia again?

Yes

I would say that the main point to consider would be the complexity and size of the catalog for Algolia to handle. The product synchronization can get out of hand pretty quickly. If your catalog doesn't have that complexity, I would say go head first into Algolia if it does. Stop and do an analysis and stress test to see how the synch would work before committing to using the tool.