Case Study: AllTrails achieves blazing-fast global geosearch and one-third reduction in search latency with Algolia

AllTrails connects people to nature with Algolia Search

AllTrails, the hiking and outdoor app used by more than 40 million people, needed to deliver fast, relevant trail search as it scaled from a U.S. audience to a global user base. With users relying on both local and long-distance searches and a large set of filters for activity-specific needs, AllTrails required a geosearch solution that could maintain low latency and consistent relevance worldwide.

AllTrails adopted Algolia in 2014 and integrated features like geosearch, dynamic re-ranking, dynamic synonyms, personalization, rules, and a MapBox polygon workflow to meet specific driving-distance and discovery needs. The partnership delivered a one-third reduction in search latency while scaling, faster and more relevant results across 200 countries, and an easy-to-use platform for engineers and nontechnical teams alike.

AllTrails

Sydney Cho

Senior Product Manager