Algolia opens Data Transformations and Integrations to free users
What happened
Between the Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 16, 2026 captures of Algolia's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Build free plan expanded with 3 features previously exclusive to Grow and above [3 rules per index added; Data Transformations democratized to free tier; Ecommerce & Third party Integrations now included]. Pulse files it as a product change (feature change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 17, 2026) lists Grow at $0.6 per 1K Recommendation requests + $0.5 per 1K search requests and Grow Plus at $0.4 per 1K records + $1.75 per 1K search requests.
It lands 7 days after Algolia's previous change, "Algolia boosts Elevate plan with new generative features and 99.999% SLA" (Feb 9, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Algolia Elevate Plan Now Includes Real-Time Personalization and Enhanced SLA for Superior User Experience" (Jan 10, 2026). Algolia has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Qdrant, Elastic and Pinecone also changed their Marketing & Content pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Build, Grow · FeatureFeature change
Build free plan expanded with 3 features previously exclusive to Grow and above [3 rules per index added; Data Transformations democratized to free tier; Ecommerce & Third party Integrations now included]
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build, Grow | Feature | Build free plan expanded with 3 features previously exclusive to Grow and above [3 rules per index added; Data Transformations democratized to free tier; Ecommerce & Third party Integrations now included] | Feature change | |
Values as written on Algolia's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Algolia's pricing page (algolia.com) from Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 16, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page.
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Algolia, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 17, 2026packagingAlgolia: Build plan renamed to Free, records cut 1M→50K
- Feb 16, 2026improvedAlgolia opens Data Transformations and Integrations to free users · this change
- Feb 9, 2026improvedAlgolia boosts Elevate plan with new generative features and 99.999% SLA
- Jan 10, 2026improvedAlgolia Elevate Plan Now Includes Real-Time Personalization and Enhanced SLA for Superior User Experience
Across Marketing & Content in the same window
All Marketing & Content changes- QdrantJan 22Qdrant Enhances Managed Cloud Support with Standard SLAs and Renames Cloud Plan for Clarity
- ElasticJan 21Elastic Introduces AI Assistant for Generative AI in Enterprise Plan, Enhancing Observability Features
- PineconeJan 12Pinecone Introduces Free Inference API in Public Preview, Expanding Access to AI Capabilities Until July 2024
Questions about this change
Did Algolia raise prices in February 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 16, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change.
What changed on Algolia's pricing page between Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 16, 2026?
Build free plan expanded with 3 features previously exclusive to Grow and above [3 rules per index added; Data Transformations democratized to free tier; Ecommerce & Third party Integrations now included]. Pulse compared the captures it took on Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 16, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Algolia change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Algolia in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Algolia boosts Elevate plan with new generative features and 99.999% SLA" on Feb 9, 2026; Algolia has been tracked since 2023-11-14.