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Here at CNCF,we’ve explored different search tools and we’ve decided to narrow our options to this 3:
1. Docsearch by Algolia
1. Google search
1. Lunr
1. Google search
1. Docsearch by Algolia
# Pros And Cons
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### Cons
- Google search [does not work in various countries](https://techcrunch.com/2010/04/19/google-censorship/).
- Shows ads in between search results
- Works only on deployed, production version of your site
- Hard to customize
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### Cons
- Difficult to configure and setup
- Can be difficult to configure and setup. If a team is already using hugo/docsy, this should be *very* easy to setup.
- Requires javascript knowledge
# When Is It Best To Use One Over Another?
If you are looking to create a search capability for your open source project without having to depend on a 3rd party service, then you should consider using [Lunr](https://lunrjs.com/). You can take a look at [this](https://github.com/vitessio/website/pull/1119) pull request to see how we used Lunr to implement search in Vitess docs website.
If you are looking for a quick and easy way to setup search without caring too much about cost, customization, and 3rd party dependency, then you should consider going for [Docsearch by Algolia](https://docsearch.algolia.com/).
If you are looking to setup search without caring too much about cost, customization, and 3rd party dependency, then you should consider going for [Docsearch by Algolia](https://docsearch.algolia.com/).
If you are looking to create a search for documentation irrespective of where it’s hosted (separate site), then you should consider the [Programmable Search Engine (Google search)](https://developers.google.com/custom-search/docs/overview).