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Headless Commerce Search — API-First Architecture with AACSearch
#headless#commerce#search#AACSearch#architecture
Headless Commerce Search — API-First Architecture with AACSearch

Modern commerce stacks are decoupled — so why is search still bolted on? Here's how API-first architecture with AACSearch and AACsearch changes the game.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/22/2026

How Site Search Impacts Conversion Rates (And What to Do About It)
#conversion#seo#search#ecommerce#analytics
How Site Search Impacts Conversion Rates (And What to Do About It)

Shoppers who use site search convert 2-3x more than those who don't. Here's how to turn your search bar into a revenue engine with instant typeahead, faceted navigation, and smart analytics.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/20/2026

AI-Powered E-Commerce Search in 2026
#ai#ecommerce#search#trends#vector-search
AI-Powered E-Commerce Search in 2026

Vector search, semantic understanding, personalized results — AI is transforming how customers find products online. Here's what every e-commerce merchant needs to know in 2026.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/15/2026

How AgencyHub Delivers Enterprise-Grade Search for 12 Clients at Startup Prices
#case-study#agency#multi-tenancy#enterprise
How AgencyHub Delivers Enterprise-Grade Search for 12 Clients at Startup Prices

AgencyHub, a digital agency serving mid-market e-commerce brands, uses AACsearch's multi-tenancy to deliver enterprise-grade search for 12 clients from a single dashboard — saving $4,000+/month in per-client infrastructure costs.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/3/2026

7 Best Other solutions Alternatives in 2026 (Ranked by Price and Features)
#comparison#alternatives#search
7 Best Other solutions Alternatives in 2026 (Ranked by Price and Features)

Other solutions is powerful but expensive — $500+/month at 1M searches. We reviewed 7 hosted and open-source search alternatives across price, developer experience, and e-commerce support. Here's the honest breakdown.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/3/2026

How DevStream Replaced traditional search backends — Zero DevOps, 10x Faster Search
#case-study#saas#migration#devops
How DevStream Replaced traditional search backends — Zero DevOps, 10x Faster Search

DevStream, a B2B SaaS platform for developer documentation, replaced a self-managed traditional search backends cluster with AACsearch, eliminating 20 hours of DevOps overhead per week and cutting search latency by 10x.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/3/2026

The Future of Search-as-a-Service in 2026
#future#trends#2026#search#ai#semantic-search#industry
The Future of Search-as-a-Service in 2026

What the search-as-a-service landscape looks like in 2026 — AI-powered semantic search, the decline of legacy search engines, multi-modal search, cost trends, and what every SaaS founder should know about search infrastructure.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/3/2026

How to Add Instant Search to a Next.js App (Complete Guide)
#nextjs#tutorial#search#developer#react
How to Add Instant Search to a Next.js App (Complete Guide)

Adding search to a Next.js app with App Router takes about 30 minutes if you use the right stack. This guide covers the full setup — from indexing documents to a production-ready search UI with keyboard navigation, typo tolerance, and instant results.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/3/2026

How to Set Up AACSearch and Start Searching in 15 Minutes
#migration#tutorial#search
How to Set Up AACSearch and Start Searching in 15 Minutes

AACSearch gives you a hosted search experience at $29/month for 1M searches. Here's how to get started, including API setup and a production-ready checklist.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/3/2026

How NordikHome Cut Search Costs 5x and Boosted Discovery by 34%
#case-study#ecommerce#migration
How NordikHome Cut Search Costs 5x and Boosted Discovery by 34%

NordikHome, a fast-growing Scandinavian furniture retailer, replaced managed search providers with AACsearch and slashed their monthly search costs by 5x while improving product discovery metrics across the board.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/3/2026

WooCommerce Product Search: Why the Default Fails and How to Fix It
#woocommerce#ecommerce#tutorial#search#integration
WooCommerce Product Search: Why the Default Fails and How to Fix It

WooCommerce's built-in search is a MySQL LIKE query against post titles. It misses synonyms, typos, and partial matches — costing you real sales. Here's how to replace it with instant, typo-tolerant search in under an hour.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/3/2026

Search Analytics: 5 Metrics Every Merchant Should Track
#analytics#search#ecommerce#metrics
Search Analytics: 5 Metrics Every Merchant Should Track

Visitors who search convert 2–3× more than browsers. Yet most merchants never look at their search analytics. Here are the 5 metrics that actually move revenue — and how to fix them.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/2/2026

Search Relevance Tuning: Synonyms, Curations, and Stopwords That Actually Move Revenue
#e-commerce#relevance#synonyms#curations#search
Search Relevance Tuning: Synonyms, Curations, and Stopwords That Actually Move Revenue

A practical guide to improving e-commerce search relevance. Learn how synonyms, curations, and stopwords work — and how to measure their impact on conversion rate.

AACsearch Team

2/19/2026

Getting Started with AACSearch: Add Search in 10 Minutes
#getting-started#tutorial#search
Getting Started with AACSearch: Add Search in 10 Minutes

From zero to production-ready search in 10 minutes — no infrastructure, no DevOps, no configuration files. Just sign up and start searching.

AACsearch Team

2/12/2026

Zero-Downtime Reindexing: How AACSearch Keeps Search Live During Schema Changes
#technical#reindexing#architecture#AACSearch
Zero-Downtime Reindexing: How AACSearch Keeps Search Live During Schema Changes

Schema changes and full reindexing are the most dangerous operations in search infrastructure. Here's how AACSearch handles them with zero search downtime using atomic alias swaps.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/22/2025

How to Add Search to Your PrestaShop Store
#prestashop#integration#tutorial#ecommerce
How to Add Search to Your PrestaShop Store

PrestaShop's native search is limited. Here's how to replace it with AACSearch — full-text product search with typo tolerance, instant results, and automatic sync.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/15/2025

AACSearch: Better Search Without the Cost
#comparison#pricing#search
AACSearch: Better Search Without the Cost

AACSearch delivers enterprise-grade search at a fraction of the cost. Here's an honest look across pricing, features, and developer experience.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/8/2025

AACsearch vs MeiliSearch : Comparatif des moteurs de recherche 2026
#comparison#AACSearch#search-engine#alternatives
AACsearch vs MeiliSearch : Comparatif des moteurs de recherche 2026

Une comparaison honnête, fonctionnalité par fonctionnalité, entre AACsearch et MeiliSearch Cloud — tarifs, multi-tenant, analytique, géo-recherche, connecteurs et coût total de possession pour des cas d'usage en production.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/1/2025

Building a Product Search with Faceted Filters
#tutorial#faceted-search#ecommerce#filters
Building a Product Search with Faceted Filters

Learn how to build a product search with faceted filtering using AACsearch — price ranges, brand filters, color swatches, and category navigation in under 30 minutes.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/1/2025

The Future of Search-as-a-Service in 2026
#trends#future#search-as-a-service#ai#2026
The Future of Search-as-a-Service in 2026

The key trends shaping search-as-a-service in 2026 — AI-powered ranking, vector search adoption, the shift from per-operation to flat pricing, and why multi-tenant architecture is becoming table stakes.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/1/2025

Getting Started with AACSearch in 5 Minutes
#tutorial#getting-started#search
Getting Started with AACSearch in 5 Minutes

Add production-ready full-text search to your store in under 5 minutes — no infrastructure, no DevOps, no schema expertise required.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/1/2025

Multi-Tenant Search Architecture for SaaS Applications
#architecture#multi-tenant#saas#search#security
Multi-Tenant Search Architecture for SaaS Applications

A deep dive into multi-tenant search architecture — how AACsearch handles data isolation, scoped API tokens, per-tenant rate limiting, and shared infrastructure without compromising security or performance.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/1/2025

How to Scale Search to Millions of Documents on a Budget
#scaling#performance#optimization#architecture#documents
How to Scale Search to Millions of Documents on a Budget

Practical strategies for scaling search to millions of documents without breaking the bank — index sharding, document optimization, query patterns, caching layers, and when to upgrade plans.

Alex Chibilyaev

5/1/2025

Why We Built AACSearch
#product#story#search
Why We Built AACSearch

Every great product starts with a problem worth solving. Here's the story of why we built AACSearch — and the pain points that made it inevitable.

Alex Chibilyaev

3/15/2025