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Product AnnouncementIs Manticore really harder to self-host than Meilisearch? We tested both. (self.selfhosted)<br>submitted 2 days ago by snikolaev

I work on Manticore Search, so the bias here is obvious.

I'm posting this here because Meilisearch and Manticore are both open-source search engines that people can run on their own infrastructure. Meilisearch recently published a comparison that could influence that choice, particularly through its claims about setup, configuration, and the kinds of projects Manticore is suitable for.

Their article describes Manticore as complex to set up, time-consuming to configure and tune, best suited to teams with SQL familiarity, and primarily used for complex, large-scale workloads.

We tested those claims using current versions of both products. Several didn't hold up.

Take setup. Meilisearch lists “Complex setup” as a Manticore disadvantage, saying that initial configuration and tuning can be time-consuming. We went from installation to a searchable document in three commands: install Manticore Search, insert a JSON document, and search it. Manticore created the table and inferred the fields automatically. No config file, predefined schema, or tuning was needed.

The "SQL familiarity" characterization didn't match the test either. Every step above used JSON over HTTP, which was enough to insert documents, search, filter, sort, and facet....