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I've never had a problem implementing realtime search. Can somebody give me an example use case where algolia is a better solution than doing it yourself?

Clearly it's a popular, in-demand service -- I'm genuinely curious as to the types of apps/websites this is best suited for.

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Companies that don't employ people as talented as you probably are. There are lots of them, and they have plenty of dollars to spend on services that fulfill their needs. Often, technology is not the core strength of these companies.

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