Hi,
Question about Algolia: has anyone used it, and do I need to know code to incorporate it or is it still no-code/mostly no-code that I could figure out?
You could definitely figure it out. It is no code. Direct integration with bubble as well. I will warn that at volume it does get costly
Any idea of how costly?
It’s based on usage. Depends on your scale, features needed, build practices, how you work with searching & filtering.
I’ve seen marketplaces using algolia with pretty good optimization still costing a few thousand per month due to traffic volume. I’ve also seen small stage start ups with low traffic be totally fine with the free plan but get locked in spend a couple thousand per month because it’s easier than overhauling their app.
There’s cheaper alternatives but it depends what you’re trying to do, I will say algolia is one of the best on the market in terms of flexibility and features but if you don’t need anything too complex there’s cheaper alternatives.
If you’re willing to do some setup there’s also free open source alternatives (again, not as powerful or flexible but depends what you’re trying to do)
Here’s some contextL
Attempting to make an algorithm that analyzes users swiping left/right (like a dating app) for e-commerce products, then continuously updates and decides what the next best product is to show based of previous input (from the swipe), search input, and filters.
There would also be basic viewing (like any regular store).
Search box should be optimized to be able to take prompts and show best results.
Prompts could be such “levels”:
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Chair
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white chair
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white chair that fits the aesthetic of my living room that is painted black
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White chair that will be comfortable to an old person with back problems that fits the current modern aesthetic of their living room. I want it to be easy for a small child to get onto. the chair should be eco friendly and economical as well, with easy returns and a small amount of assembly if needed
(you get the point. bring AI to e-commerce basically)
Might also do a chat format, with a Bot.
Algolia good for this or any other suggestions? (Context: i have like zero experience with APIs, but I’m ready to learn)
Just to add there’s a decent, cost effective plugin for Algolia on the plugin marketplace as well; depending on your app you might not need the native Bubble integration. Algolia’s subscription will cost depending on your scale but the free one is the place to start tinkering. You definitely don’t need to know how to code to use Algolia but familiarity with concepts; databases, APIs, JSON will help you.
Algolia is really fast with huge numbers of records but I’m not sure how well it would perform receiving a prompt with complex filtering expectations. OpenAI might help you write a condensed quick search though. Or use Function Calling to change how you query Algolia!
Putting Algolia aside, OpenAI/Pinecone (RAG) could definitely help you out from a search point of view when working with a large prompt/bot but it would depend on what search you wanted to offer users to know if that’s solely suitable
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