# Meilisearch vs Weaviate API + MCP (slim)

> Meilisearch scores 78.6 (A) to Weaviate's 67.9 (B) for vector search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Meilisearch scores 78.6 (A) on agent readiness against Weaviate API + MCP's 67.9 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Weaviate API + MCP leads on agent ergonomics and security & auth. Both do vector search.

- Meilisearch: A 78.6, rank #14 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/meilisearch.min.md
- Weaviate API + MCP: B 67.9, rank #235 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/weaviate.min.md
- Meilisearch, good for Retrieval where typo-tolerant keyword relevance, filters and facets matter as much as vectors, with embeddings generated by the engine. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 35; Schema & documentation, 93 against 82; Transparency & trust, 74 against 68. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- Weaviate API + MCP, good for Hybrid keyword and vector retrieval with filters and multi-tenancy, self-hosted or managed, and for agents that work over MCP. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 92 against 87; Security & auth, 79 against 67.

| Category | Meilisearch | Weaviate API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 93 | 82 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 87 | 92 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 67 | 79 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 93 | 90 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Meilisearch | Weaviate API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Meilisearch | Weaviate |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| Licence | MIT for the Community Edition. Enterprise Edition code, which powers Meilisearch Cloud, is BUSL-1.1 | BSD-3-Clause (some parts under the Weaviate License) |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-05-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-03-17 | 2024-02-01 |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 60k stars, 752k npm/wk | 17k stars, 406k npm/wk, 2.3M PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |