Algolia Inc

Algolia

7.3 /10

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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3 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 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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88 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

76 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+83 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?

6% Negative

7% Neutral

87% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Continually Improving Product
Inspires Innovation
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Advanced/Faceted search

Results Sorting

Content Aggregation

User interface for search/retrieval

Synonyms and Stemming

Content Analytics

Processing and Indexing

Optical Character Recognition

Search Query Parsers

AI/Machine Learning

Audio and Video Analytics

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Algolia Reviews

Evelyn D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Integrated amazingly with Laravel

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Algolia from other similar products?

Backend administration reduces development time. Seamless Integration with Laraval Scout

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Upcoming AI/ML features. Ability to configure synonyms from backend web admin

What do you dislike most about this product?

Index sizes are a bit small for our models. We're always having to split things. I wish the AI/ML features would release sooner.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're using the Laravel framework look no further.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

David M.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Flexible and value oriented product and staff

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Algolia from other similar products?

Algolia allows us to spend 100% of our time to improve our product. Algolia offers a flexible product and is focused on data and insights.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

We don't need to deal with this anymore ourselves...

What do you dislike most about this product?

Maybe only the feeling that we're not using its full potential.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Try it and challenge the sales team, ask for references, that was what convinced me in the end. I got really positive feedback from exisiting Algolia customers.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Effective Service

Jacob B.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Easy to implement, high quality, <10ms search

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Algolia from other similar products?

Elasticsearch is a pain to implement and scale, Algolia scales effortlessly in the background and typically takes less than a day to securely implement on a new project.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of implementation.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The first party React hooks aren't awesome yet.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Don't waste time on infrastructure for building your own search.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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What is Algolia?

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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

98 Plan to Renew

76 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+83 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Algolia?

Pros

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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

Evelyn D.

Integrated amazingly with Laravel

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

David M.

Flexible and value oriented product and staff

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jacob B.

Easy to implement, high quality, <10ms search

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Advanced/Faceted search

Results Sorting

Content Aggregation

User interface for search/retrieval

Synonyms and Stemming

Content Analytics

Processing and Indexing

Optical Character Recognition

Search Query Parsers

AI/Machine Learning

Audio and Video Analytics

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization