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		negrit on Aug 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Evolution of Search Engines Architecture – Algolia... I disagree. I'm a early Algolia adopter(and an engineer) and as an engineer they are a no-brainer for me. Search is really hard even with the best elasticsearch libraries. IMO the biggest blocker with algolia is the price. It's really hard to get company buy-in because leadership don't get it: "Just build it"

Wintereise on Aug 9, 2021 [–]

Agreed. The pricing gets crazy fast when you're not really in control of your record / query count, like the typical SaaS dealing with customer data.

It feels tailored to first party use.

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