zincsearch/zincsearch
ZincSearch . A lightweight alternative to elasticsearch that requires minimal resources, written in Go. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 86
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1735
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 85
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
17889 stars · 775 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
ZincSearch is a lightweight full-text search engine written in Go, built on the bluge indexing library, designed as a resource-efficient alternative to Elasticsearch. It ships as a single binary with an embedded Vue web UI, Elasticsearch-compatible ingestion APIs, schema-less indexing, and out-of-the-box authentication.
Use cases
- add full-text search to my application without running Elasticsearch
- lightweight search engine for a small server or VPS
- drop-in Elasticsearch API replacement for ingesting and querying data
- self-hosted search with a built-in web UI
- schema-less document indexing with aggregations and highlighting
- run a search engine in Docker or Kubernetes with minimal resources
When to choose
- you need full-text search with far fewer resources than Elasticsearch
- you want a single-binary, low-ops search service with a web UI
- you ingest data via Elasticsearch APIs but don't need Kibana
- you want schema-less indexing and simple setup in minutes
When to avoid
- you need log search or observability use cases (use OpenObserve instead)
- you rely on full Elasticsearch DSL or Kibana compatibility
- you need large-scale clustered/distributed search at Elasticsearch's maturity level
- you require a fully GA/production-certified release (project is pre-1.0)
Facets
service · maturity active
search-engine http-server auth databases self-hosted backend windows self-hosted go full-text-search elasticsearch-compatible lightweight single-binary schema-less vue-ui search linux macos docker kubernetes
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/zincsearch/zincsearch · fetched 2026-08-28 · 82a1d59a8551
- homepage: https://zincsearch-docs.zinc.dev · fetched 2026-08-29 · aaf83107f51d
- site_page: https://zincsearch-docs.zinc.dev/releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · 35e67262e7ac
- site_page: https://zincsearch-docs.zinc.dev/getting-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · e383e19ea79e
- site_page: https://zincsearch-docs.zinc.dev/installation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 363d8460635b
- site_page: https://zincsearch-docs.zinc.dev/quickstart · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9072c31d1fe8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zincsearch/zincsearch | main | 10 |
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