Are there other search options for heroku

Question

I am about to launch a beta site, and heroku looks like a great option. The only think that is getting me down is that the only search option is $20/mth for the Websolr

Answer 1

IndexTank has a heroku addon you can use for free.

It has some advantages over websolr, like realtimeness, fast (all in ram), and a very flexible scoring system that doesn't require to reindex (allows for very easy a/b testing).

Answer 2

If you're using Postgres for your Rails app then take a look at this free way to do full text search:

Part 1 and Part 2

This uses the pg_search gem to allow you to use PostgreSQL's pg_search_scopes feature and have full text search without any other dependencies.