Adobe Commerce vs Algolia
Adobe Commerce
business.adobe.com
Algolia
algolia.comSide by side
| Figure | Adobe Commerce | Algolia |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $0.50/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 7 | 7 |
| Spec score · Product Search and Discovery Software | 8.1 (#7) | 9.5 (#1) |
| Spec score · Recommender Systems | 8.1 (#9) | 9.4 (#1) |
| Founded | 1982 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Hosting model | hosted | Algolia is delivered as SaaS and cannot be installed on a customer's own servers; enterprise customers can receive dedicated clusters. |
| Integrations | Adobe says it connects to ERP, CRM, PIM, WMS, and OMS systems and names IBM Sterling Order Management, Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP, and SAP S4/HANA ERP as connector examples. | Prebuilt integrations include Shopify, Adobe Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud B2C and commercetools, plus Segment and Google Tag Manager connectors. |
| Support | Adobe says users have 24/7 expert assistance, with account managers and advisory teams for planning and best practices. | Algolia describes support levels ranging from community access to 24/7 enterprise-grade response times; professional services are optional. |
Plans
Adobe Commerce
- Adobe Commerce as a Cloud ServicePriced on request
- Adobe Commerce as a Cloud ServicePrice not published
- Adobe Commerce on CloudPriced on request
- Adobe Commerce on CloudPrice not published
- Adobe Commerce OptimizerPriced on request
- Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service (SaaS)Priced on request
- Adobe Commerce on Cloud (PaaS)Priced on request
Algolia
- GrowPriced on request
- Grow PlusPriced on request
- ElevatePriced on request
- FreeFree
- Grow$0.50 a month
- Grow Plus$1.75 a month
- ElevatePrice not published
In their own words
Adobe Commerce
Adobe Commerce has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Algolia
Algolia is an API-first search solution that combines keyword and semantic methods to return results. Its listed capabilities include NeuralSearch, AI Ranking, personalization, AI Synonyms, analytics, A/B testing, merchandising, a crawler, autocomplete, and query categorization. It is presented for site, ecommerce, and enterprise search across retail, manufacturing, media, financial services, and other use cases. Listed integrations include Adobe, BigCommerce, commercetools, Supabase, Shopify, Salesforce, Segment, and Google Tag Manager. Developers can use InstantSearch libraries for JavaScript, React, Vue, Angular, iOS, and Android, alongside API clients for multiple programming languages. Algolia reports an average search response time under 20 milliseconds and more than 1 billion queries processed every 5 seconds. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 10K search requests/month, 50K records, and allowances for recommendation requests and crawls. It has a 1 GB index size and a 20-index maximum per application. Grow and Grow Plus list 100 GB index size and 50 indices; hosting locations vary by plan.