Powerful search, open source, and easy to use

[blackrez]

I use manticore search and the columnar library—it’s a complete and easy search solution that covers all my use cases. It’s fast, scalable, open source, and supports mysql protocol and geo search. i’d give it 9/10. I'd love better docs for non-experts, easier data ingestion, and maybe parquet support. Found it after trying sphinx and other tools—manticore just works better

[airolg]

Thanks a lot for the detailed feedback — really great to hear that Manticore and the columnar library are covering your use cases so well!

It’s especially nice to know that speed, scalability, MySQL protocol support, and geo search have been valuable for you — that’s exactly what we’re aiming to deliver.

Also, thanks for pointing out areas where we could do better — like docs for non-experts, easier data ingestion, and potential Parquet support. Feedback like this helps us understand what’s important to our users, and we always appreciate hearing it.

Really glad you found Manticore after trying other tools — and even more glad it turned out to be the better fit!