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Search and vector · GPL v3 (open source) · 12,074 stars

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Open-source search database for full-text, vector, and hybrid search with real-time indexing and SQL.

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GPL v3 No license change recorded since the repository was created in 2017.

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About and history
Repository
manticoresoftware/manticoresearch · created Jun 28, 2017
Website
manticoresearch.com
Language
C++
Foundation
None; run by its maintainers
GitHub detects
GPL-3.0
Stars per week
6 (GitHub weekly snapshots)

Weekly snapshots

Week ofStars
Nov 2, 202612,074
Oct 19, 202612,067
Oct 12, 202612,056
Sep 28, 202612,040
Sep 21, 202612,036

Changes

Stars per weekNov 2, 2026

Gains about 6 stars a week, down from 8.

Stars per weekOct 23, 2026

Gains about 8 stars a week, up from 7.

Stars per weekOct 14, 2026

Gains about 7 stars a week, up from 4.

Stars per weekOct 4, 2026

Gains about 4 stars a week.

TrackedSep 25, 2026

Now tracked, from manticoresoftware/manticoresearch on GitHub.