Algolia vs Elastic: Developer Experience and UX | Algolia

Github now hosts over 25 million active public repositories, many of which are tools made by developers for developers. The ability to search through these masses and find the right tool for the right problem has become a valuable skill. Developer experience is crucial for business as it equates to developer productivity, leading to higher quality products and lower total-cost-of-ownership for internal applications. Tools with great developer experience are marked by intuitive design, up-to-date documentation, clear error messages, rock-solid stability, and access to friendly support. Both Algolia and Elasticsearch have risen in popularity due to their better developer experience compared to search platforms of the past. In search, it's important to begin with the end in mind, focusing on user interface (UI) and user experience (UX). API clients are essential building blocks for user interfaces and libraries built on top of them. Algolia is designed to be called directly from the client, with authentication and authorization being handled by passing API keys. Full-featured API clients and component libraries provide a good developer experience for building search UX.