Small store: 500 products, 200 orders/mo, $15,000 revenue/mo, 10,000 sessions/mo, 15,000 search requests/moMedium store: 5,000 products, 1,000 orders/mo, $75,000 revenue/mo, 40,000 sessions/mo, 60,000 search requests/moLarge store: 25,000 products, 4,000 orders/mo, $300,000 revenue/mo, 150,000 sessions/mo, 225,000 search requests/mo
| Doofinder | Algolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | AI search, recommendations & quizzes | Search API (developer-built) |
| Billed on | Requests | Search requests |
| How it's billed | Flat monthly plans capped by requests per month. A request is counted whenever Doofinder's server responds, and search-as-you-type counts from the third keystroke. Doofinder lists caps of 10k (Basic), 150k (Pro) and 400k (Advanced) requests per product. | Pay as you go. Grow Plus (keyword search plus AI ranking, AI synonyms and personalization) includes 10K search requests/month, then charges $1.75 per extra 1K. Plain keyword Grow is $0.50 per extra 1K. 100K records are included on both, then $0.40 per 1K. Search-as-you-type counts every keystroke as a request. |
| Small store | $186 Pro | $8.75 Grow Plus (pay as you go) |
| Medium store | $186 Pro | $87.50 Grow Plus (pay as you go) |
| Large store | $436 Advanced | $376.25 Grow Plus (pay as you go) |
| Free Shopify alternative | Shopify Search & Discovery (free) covers basic filters, synonyms and boosts. | Shopify Search & Discovery (free) covers basic filters, synonyms and boosts. |
| Checked | 2026-10-26 | 2026-10-26 |
| Details | Doofinder pricing & math | Algolia pricing & math |
Bottom line on cost
- Small store: Algolia is lower on our assumptions ($8.75 vs $186, a $177.25/mo difference).
- Medium store: Algolia is lower on our assumptions ($87.50 vs $186, a $98.50/mo difference).
- Large store: Algolia is lower on our assumptions ($376.25 vs $436, a $59.75/mo difference).
Doofinder official pricingAlgolia official pricing
Cost is only one factor. Features, merchandising controls, AI quality and integrations differ, and your real catalog, traffic and orders will move these numbers. See the full math on each app's page.