#47 in DatabasesUpdated 2026-08

Orama

by Orama · Search and AI infrastructure with cited answers

28.1 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Orama sells search and AI answers in three forms: OramaJS, an open-source search library you run yourself; Orama Cloud Pro, managed search over content you connect; and Orama Zetta, an enterprise platform deployed in your own cloud, on-premises or on dedicated infrastructure. Its agentic search plans retrieval across connected sources and returns an answer with citations.

Best for: Teams wanting managed search with cited AI answers over their content, without running infrastructure
Pricing: OramaJS is free and open source, Orama Cloud Pro is an undisclosed flat monthly price plus a one-time onboarding (shown only at checkout or on a call), and Orama Zetta is contact sales.
Runs on: Self-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Core search library is open source and free to use
AI answers cite the sources they were drawn from
Enterprise tier runs in your cloud, on-prem or dedicated
Cloud Pro is billed monthly with no contract, cancel anytime

Trade-offs

No prices published; Cloud Pro's rate only appears at checkout or on a call
Cloud Pro adds a one-time onboarding on top of the monthly fee
Enterprise tier is sales-led and scoped on a call before you can buy
Churn prediction and automated outbound are labelled early access

Pricing

Published plans from Orama’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Orama pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
OramaJS	—	The full library, free and open source Run it yourself, inside your own application Docs and examples on GitHub
Orama Cloud Pro	—	Production search on the content you connect AI answers that cite their sources Managed infrastructure, run by Orama 4 hours of onboarding to set it up
Orama Zetta	Contact sales	Search, answers and AI models on your own data Runs in your cloud, on-prem or dedicated Sales-led, scoped to your deployment

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 20 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 82 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 20 out of 100
Changelog: 55 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 85 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 30 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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