Algolia Customer Reviews 2025 | SoftwareReviews

Algolia

Composite Score

7.9 /10

CX Score

7.7 /10

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What is Algolia?

Algolia provides a leading API platform for Search and Dynamic experiences that to create fast, relevant search and discovery. Algolia achieves this with an API-first approach enabling developers and business teams to surface relevant content that enhance online engagement, increase conversion rates, and enrich lifetime value. More than 11,000 companies rely on Algolia to manage over 1.5 trillion search queries a year. Algolia’s HQ is in San Francisco. To learn more, visit www.algolia.com.

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Awards & Recognition

Algolia won the following awards in the Enterprise Search category

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1 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

3 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

6 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Product Impact

2022

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

7 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2022

Algolia Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

71 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 88%
Negotiation and Contract:: 58%
Conflict Resolution:: 78%
Strategy & Innovation:: 82%
Service Experience:: 84%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+78 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Algolia?

7% Negative

4% Neutral

89% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Inspires Innovation

Cons

Vendor's Interest First
Less Generous

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Results Sorting

Content Aggregation

User interface for search/retrieval

Advanced/Faceted search

Processing and Indexing

AI/Machine Learning

Search Query Parsers

Synonyms and Stemming

Optical Character Recognition

Content Analytics

Audio and Video Analytics

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Algolia Reviews

Simon A.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Utilities
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Jan 2022

Great product, but lacking support and pricey.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Algolia from other similar products?

Great ease to create, index and query search interfaces.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The admin helped me save tons of times.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The price, the billing plans, and the fact that support delays or doesn't answer tickets based on your plan.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great product, I would recommend his use, but everything has to be planned perfectly before using it, because it can become pricey very quickly

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Less Caring
Wastes Time
Charges for Enhancements

Chloe Nicholle A.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2021

A necessary and feasible tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Algolia from other similar products?

really like that it is a program that can be executed very easily and quickly, our users are fascinated with this program because it greatly favors the search system.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

We can customize it in any way we want. With Algolia we can carefully find what we are looking for. It is easy and fast to use.

What do you dislike most about this product?

We have been using Algolia for about 5 months and I can say that I have not seen anything wrong with the program, on the contrary everything has progressed very well.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would really recommend it to anyone who needs a search method in their organization, a simple platform, but with unique capabilities that you have to know how to take advantage of. Algolia is the solution to all our search problems in the company.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Lauren Samantha C.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2021

The solution to all our search problems.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Algolia from other similar products?

It is a practical platform with incredible performance for our employees, we can customize it the way we want and very easily. I really like that it is a program that can be executed very easily and quickly, our users are fascinated with this program because it greatly favors the search system.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

We have been looking for a system with Algolia's characteristics for some time and when using it we realized that it had great capabilities and brought a lot of potential to the company. We can customize it in any way we want. With Algolia we can carefully find what we are looking for. It is easy and fast to use.

What do you dislike most about this product?

We have been using Algolia for about 5 months and I can say that I have not seen anything wrong with the program, on the contrary everything has progressed very well. The best search method we could find, excellent.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would really recommend it to anyone who needs a search method in their organization, a simple platform, but with unique capabilities that you have to know how to take advantage of.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Algolia Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

71 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+78 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Algolia?

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Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Results Sorting The sorting of results based on user-defined criteria, such as alphabetical, chronological, number of instances, etc.

Content Aggregation The ability to aggregate content from multiple sources into one searchable index.

User interface for search/retrieval Adaptable, personalized interface that is easy to use and minimizes disruption to user's way of working.

Advanced/Faceted search Provides user with filters and facets to refine search results. Search engine should provide relevant results without overly complex filters.

Processing and Indexing Processing of files found in the discovery process and indexing of filenames and contents.

AI/Machine Learning The solution employs artificial intelligence or machine learning to identify high-risk individuals and resolve false positives.

Search Query Parsers The ability to use parsing notation such as “and”, “or”, and “not” to refine search results.

Synonyms and Stemming Indexing of similar words or variations of words and phrases.

Optical Character Recognition Extraction of relevant information off a receipt image, and auto-import into the expense record. This includes itemization, taxes, and gratuities.

Content Analytics Analysis of file contents for data trends and any relevant characteristics.

Audio and Video Analytics Analysis and extraction of words and phrases transposed from audio and video files.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Algolia Reviews

Simon A.

Great product, but lacking support and pricey.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Chloe Nicholle A.

A necessary and feasible tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Lauren Samantha C.

The solution to all our search problems.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Results Sorting

Content Aggregation

User interface for search/retrieval

Advanced/Faceted search

Processing and Indexing

AI/Machine Learning

Search Query Parsers

Synonyms and Stemming

Optical Character Recognition

Content Analytics

Audio and Video Analytics

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization