Constructor vs Site Search 360

Constructor is a cloud platform for ecommerce search and product discovery, founded in 2015. It uses shopper behavior, context and intent to personalize discovery across search, autosuggest, browse, recommendations, collections, quizzes and retail media. The AI Shopping Agent guides shoppers through natural-language product searches, while the Product Insights Agent answers personalized product questions. Merchant Intelligence Agent and Merchandiser Controls provide merchandising insights, dashboards, reports, controls and experiments. B2B capabilities cover account-segmented pricing and availability, personalization and discovery across large catalogs. Search options include hybrid, vector and faceted search, with zero-result reporting, search conversion tracking and result click analytics. Catalogs can be supplied through connectors, scheduled JSON, JSONL or CSV feeds, or REST API updates. APIs and browser or server-side client libraries support retrieving results, sending behavioral events and updating data or configurations; named client libraries include JavaScript, Swift and Kotlin. Constructor says it reduces personal data exposure using anonymous IDs, IP truncation and hashed identifiers. Pricing is not published; prospective customers are directed to book a demo.

Site Search 360 provides customizable search for websites, including online stores. Its semantic search uses synonyms, recognizes misspellings, and interprets query meaning; its e-commerce search analyzes catalog data with an ontology and AI-enhanced semantic engine. The Search Designer lets customers select layover, full-screen, or embedded results in list or grid layouts. Integrations include Zapier, Make, Drupal, and WordPress, alongside JavaScript, shop extensions, and REST API options. Magento and OXID extensions are named, while Shopware users can contact support about integration. It can index PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Open Office documents, with a stated 15 MB per-file limit. Search is optimized for 19 listed languages. The Free plan is free and allows 150 indexed entries and 1,000 monthly searches, with sitemap indexing, community support, and Site Search 360 branding. Columbo is $9 a month for 1,500 indexed entries and 2,000 monthly searches. A free 14-day trial requires no credit card, and its access includes a 5,000-page indexing cap. The pricing FAQ says searches above quota cost $0.004 per query.