#6 in Vector & RetrievalUpdated 2026-08

Swiftype

by Swiftype · Cloud-hosted site, application and enterprise search

48.2 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Swiftype is a cloud-based search platform for website, application and enterprise search. It crawls the sites you point it at on a set schedule, indexes the content, and returns results you can tune with synonyms, result rankings, promotions and a customisable relevance model. Plans include search analytics, an analytics API, spelling correction and multilingual support.

Best for: Sites needing hosted search with a crawler, relevance tuning and analytics, e.g. after Google Site Search
Pricing: Standard at $79 and Pro at $199 (the page does not state the billing period), Premium on custom pricing, with overages from $25 per 5,000 documents and $25 per 50,000 queries.
Runs on: Web

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Hosted crawler indexes your site; nothing to self-manage
Synonyms, result rankings and a customisable relevance model
Search analytics plus an analytics API
Unlimited users; 14-day trial with no card required

Trade-offs

Standard recrawls only every 3 days; constant crawl is Premium-only
Overages billed at $25 per 5k documents and $25 per 50k queries
PDF/document indexing and cross-domain search need the $199 Pro plan
Premium price undisclosed; SLA and dedicated hardware are Premium-only

Pricing

Published plans from Swiftype’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Swiftype pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Standard	$79	Crawled weekly; automatic recrawl every 3 days 5k documents, 50k queries, 1 engine, 1 domain Core search features and search analytics (30-day history) Multilingual support; unlimited users
Pro	$199	Crawled twice daily; automatic recrawl every 12 hours 10k documents, 100k queries, 1 engine, 1 domain Cross-domain search and PDF/document indexing Advanced crawler settings; 6-month analytics history
Premium	Contact sales	Enterprise-level SLA and security; commercial TOS Dedicated hardware and constant crawl Account manager and expert implementation team Volume pricing on documents, queries, engines and domains

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 10 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 78 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 25 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 75 out of 100
Operational trust: 90 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 60 out of 100
Maintenance: 85 out of 100

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