I built web search that's fast + 12x cheaper than Algolia (+ generous free tier)

bootstrapping pros: I'm forced to not spend wild amounts of money on SaaS

I needed search to make it easier to explore our help site, all the options are spenny $$$$ (looking at you Algolia)

... then remembered I'm a crawling product and have all the data stored already... so why not just surface it and dogfood a Search offering

locked in: Crawlie Search now in beta, v fast, currently free but will be priced at next-to-nothing vs those who must not be named 🙈