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Bonsai Elasticsearch (Heroku Free Add-on)
Free Tier Killed — November 2022
What was it?
Managed Elasticsearch as a Heroku add-on. Free sandbox tier with 125MB index — the easiest way to add search to a Rails or Node app.
What happened?
Free plan removed alongside all Heroku free add-ons in November 2022. Bonsai continued as paid-only service.
Migration Guide
Typesense Cloud (free tier), Meilisearch Cloud, or Elasticsearch via Elastic Cloud. Self-host with OpenSearch.