

Meilisearch license, foundation and stars
Search and vector · MIT for most code, Business Source License 1.1 for Enterprise Edition parts (open source) · backed by Meilisearch · 59,754 stars
A lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications.
Open sourceJul 29, 2025
MIT to MIT for most code, Business Source License 1.1 for Enterprise Edition parts
Meilisearch added Enterprise Edition code under the Business Source License, keeping the core MIT.
Open sourceNov 12, 2019
MIT License with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0 to MIT
Meilisearch dropped the Commons Clause and became plain MIT.
Latest release
No GitHub releases published; the project releases elsewhere (tags or its own site).
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About and history
- Repository
- meilisearch/meilisearch · created Apr 23, 2018
- Website
- meilisearch.com
- Language
- Rust
- Foundation
- None; run by Meilisearch
- Company
- Meilisearch · on Companies
- GitHub detects
- NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself)
- Stars per week
- 58 (GitHub weekly snapshots)
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Bar | Stars |
|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | | 59,754 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | | 59,639 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | | 59,564 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | | 59,484 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | | 59,405 |
Changes
Stars per weekNov 2, 2026
Gains about 58 stars a week, down from 59.
Stars per weekOct 23, 2026
Gains about 59 stars a week, up from 53.
Stars per weekOct 14, 2026
Gains about 53 stars a week, down from 79.
Stars per weekOct 4, 2026
Gains about 79 stars a week.
RelicensedSep 25, 2026
Relicensed from MIT to MIT for most code, Business Source License 1.1 for Enterprise Edition parts.
RelicensedSep 25, 2026
Relicensed from MIT License with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0 to MIT.
TrackedSep 25, 2026
Now tracked, from meilisearch/meilisearch on GitHub.