When did we become an algolia partner?

We’ve been Algolia partners since 2020. We first implemented Algolia as part of the technical architecture for the best-of-breed solution we developed for our client Sport 2000. Since then, Algolia has become a permanent fixture in our toolkit.

Why did we choose algolia as a partner?

Like many of our key technology partners, Algolia is a member of the MACH Alliance (Microservice, API-driven, Cloud, Headless), which means they are aligned with our cutting-edge architectural philosophy.

In recent months, we’ve noticed a trend towards specialization in the various components we use within a commerce stack. Increasingly, complex demands from shop operators cannot be adequately addressed by a monolithic commerce suite, which might include a built-in search solution. Often, it makes more sense to assemble a specialized, yet independent, set of services into a unified solution, allowing for greater flexibility and future scalability.

Algolia is an ideal component for this approach. As a SaaS solution, it can be seamlessly integrated via API into nearly any architecture, making it perfect for a best-of-breed strategy.

What do we appreciate most about Algolia?

What stands out most: Algolia is incredibly fast! This is thanks to its extensive query capabilities, which we use not only for search but also for product, brand, and blog listings.

From a technical perspective, Algolia is highly flexible due to its API-driven approach, and the system continuously learns and improves itself through machine learning and AI. And the benefits of AI extend beyond search—we can optimize recommendations and product rankings with it too.

From the customer’s perspective, Algolia delivers truly personalized results. It’s not just about matching search terms with a database; it incorporates information about the searcher into the results as well.

Beyond that, merchants can also strategically optimize the delivery of search results with Algolia, fine-tuning facets/filters and sorting options. They can also use factors such as profit margins or available stock to optimize rankings further.

Our experience with algolia:

We are currently using Algolia with our client ANWR for the platforms Sport2000 and schuhe.de. We’ve also implemented Algolia for our client Hirmer Eckerle during a comprehensive flexibility initiative: since November 2022, eckerle.de has been using Algolia for search. Altogether, since 2020, we’ve implemented three complex best-of-breed e-commerce architectures using Algolia, with three more currently under development.

We’ve repeatedly integrated Algolia with commercetools. To ensure smooth operation that aligns with both our standards and those of our clients, we’ve developed our own connector to synchronize product data, brand content, and blog posts.

That’s what we’re looking forward to in the future with Algolia:

We believe Algolia has struck a great balance between providing customer-friendly stability and reliability while continuing to innovate and adapt to market demands and technological advancements.

In the fall of 2022, Algolia strengthened its leading position in the market by acquiring search.io, gaining additional specialized expertise. We’re confident that we have a highly reliable technology partner in Algolia, one that will allow us to build top-notch commerce solutions for the long term.

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