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European Alternatives to Elasticsearch

Search and analytics engine. Here are 2 GDPR-compliant European alternatives that keep your data in the EU.

Why Consider European Alternatives?

GDPR Compliance

Built for European privacy standards from day one

EU Data Residency

Your data never leaves European servers

No US CLOUD Act

Not subject to US government data requests

Local Support

European timezone customer support

⚔️Elasticsearch vs European Alternatives

Compare features and compliance across all options

Feature
ElasticsearchUS-based
Algolia🇪🇺 European
Meilisearch🇪🇺 European
GDPR Compliant
EU Data Center
EU Headquarters
Open Source
Free Tier
Self-Hosted Option
PricingFree tier, then usage-basedFree self-hosted, cloud from $30/mo
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2 European Alternatives

Top Pick

Algolia

Paris, France
Founded 2012