Does Elastic Cloud or Algolia support HIPAA?

HIPAA support — Elastic Cloud: Yes; Algolia: —. Confirm current scope with the vendor.

Elastic Cloud vs Algolia

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for search api. Algolia has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.

Algolia has the lower entry price — Elastic Cloud starts at $24/mo, Algolia at $0/mo. Free tier: Elastic Cloud No, Algolia Yes. HIPAA: Elastic Cloud Yes, Algolia —.

As of 2026-06-14 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

Elastic Cloud

$24/mo entry

Entry price$24/mo (Serverless (Search))

Free tierNo

HIPAA (BAA)Yes

SOC 2Yes

GDPRYes

Best forObservability, logging, and SIEM at enterprise scale

Algolia

$0/mo entry

Entry price$0/mo (Build)

Free tierYes

HIPAA (BAA)—

SOC 2—

GDPR—

Best forE-commerce product discovery at scale

Sources — Elastic Cloud: elastic.co (verified 2026-06-14) · Algolia: algolia.com (verified 2026-06-14)

Key features

Elastic Cloud: Full-text and vector (ANN) search on a single distributed engine; ELSER and e5 semantic search models (Platinum+); ML anomaly detection and forecasting; SIEM and security analytics (EQL); Cross-cluster replication and searchable snapshots; 400+ data source integrations via Beats/Logstash; Serverless Search tier with per-VCU billing; FedRAMP High and Moderate authorization

Algolia: Hybrid search (vector + keyword); AI ranking and personalization; NeuralSearch (semantic) on Elevate; Query categorization and AI synonyms; Merchandising Studio (no-code campaigns); Generative Experiences (RAG-powered answers); MCP Server for AI agent integrations; 70+ global PoPs across 17 regions

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