Site search comparison

Winnow compared to Pagefind

Pagefind is excellent for static sites that can build a search index during deployment. Winnow Search is hosted and crawler-based, so it can work for sites where content changes outside a static build pipeline.

Good fit

Choose Winnow Search if your site is on a CMS, includes PDFs, or needs search without a build step.

Tradeoffs

Pagefind may fit better if your site is fully static, your deployment already builds the index, and you prefer an open-source local index.

Winnow Search is meant to be a focused offering done carefully: crawl the site, index the useful content, show what people need, and keep spending understandable.

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