Doofinder vs Vespa
Doofinder
doofinder.comVespa
vespa.aiSide by side
| Figure | Doofinder | Vespa |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3.67/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 7 |
| Spec score · AI Search and Discovery Platforms Software | 8.0 (#10) | 8.7 (#3) |
| Spec score · Site Search Software | 8.0 (#11) | 8.6 (#3) |
| Headquarters | Doofinder S.L. lists its office at C. de Cronos, 63, San Blas-Canillejas, 28037 Madrid. | Vespa says its headquarters and engineering hub are in Trondheim, Norway. |
| Search | Its search understands search intent, typos, and images, and uses natural language processing to understand intent beyond keywords. | Vespa supports vector and tensor search, positional text search, and search over structured data. |
| Support | Doofinder states that customer support responds in less than four hours during business hours and that an SLA is guaranteed on paid plans. | The Startup plan includes community support only with no SLA; Cloud plans list unlimited support cases, with response times varying by plan. |
| Trial | The pricing page offers a free trial and says no credit card is required. | The Vespa Cloud free trial includes $300 in usage credits, requires no credit card, and stops the application when credits run out. |
Plans
Doofinder
- BasicPriced on request
- ProPriced on request
- AdvancedPriced on request
- Basic$44 a year
- Pro$134 a year
- Advanced$314 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
Vespa
- StartupPrice not published
- BasicPrice not published
- CommercialPrice not published
- EnterprisePrice not published
- StartupFree
- Enterprise *$0.18 a month
- Self ManagedPriced on request
In their own words
Vespa
Vespa is an AI search platform for online applications that use data, retrieval, ranking, machine-learning inference, and real-time serving. It supports vector and tensor search, positional text search, and queries over structured data. Ranking signals can be combined with tensor functions or machine-learned models, including ONNX and XGBoost formats; model inference can use ONNX Runtime. Vespa distributes functions across node clusters and allows cluster size changes without affecting queries or writes. Teams can self-manage deployments, use the Vespa Kubernetes Operator, or run on Vespa Cloud. Local deployment guidance lists Linux, macOS, and Windows 10 Pro on x86_64 or arm64 with Docker Desktop or Podman Desktop. Vespa Cloud includes encryption at rest and in transit, certificates for nodes and endpoints, and automatic operating system patching. Its trial provides $300 in credits without requiring a credit card, then stops the application when credits are used. Cloud plans have quotas, and Startup is limited to development zones. Pricing is listed from $0.05 a month, with metered resource rates.