orama
A complete search engine and RAG pipeline with support for full-text, vector, and hybrid search.
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Decision brief
Orama is a compact (<2kb) full-text, vector, and hybrid search engine supporting RAG pipelines that can be deployed in browsers, servers, or edge networks.
Good fit when
- - When you need a lightweight (~2kb) solution for integrating robust search capabilities into web applications.
- - For projects requiring both text and vector searches with a small footprint that needs to run efficiently on the client side (browser).
Avoid when
- - If your project demands high-throughput and low-latency text search in large document sets, as others may offer more optimized backend solutions.
- - For situations requiring scalability to handle very large datasets; Orama's compact nature might restrict its performance with extensive data.
Observed Jul 11, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Overview
OramaSearch/Orama provides a compact (<2kb) solution for integrating search capabilities including full-text, vector, and hybrid searching, designed to work in browsers, servers, or edge networks.
Capability facts
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- typescript, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Aug 21, 2026
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Installation
You can install Orama using npm, yarn, pnpm, bun:
npm i @orama/orama
Or import it directly in a browser module:
<html>
<body>
<script type="module">
import { create, insert, search } from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@orama/orama@latest/+esm'
</script>
</body>
</html>
With Deno, you can just use the same CDN URL or use npm specifiers:
import { create, search, insert } from 'npm:@orama/orama'
Read the complete documentation at https://docs.orama.com.
License
Orama is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license.
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.