Case Study: edX increases lead volume 50% and frees engineering time with Algolia

EdX Chooses Algolia to Help Learners Access Education

edX, the leading online learning platform from 2U, connects millions of learners across 2,400 learning sites in 196 countries. Their Elasticsearch-based search was cumbersome and hard to manage, consuming excessive engineering time and creating friction as edX integrated multiple platforms after acquisition.

edX moved to Algolia, deploying Search API plus Rules, Visual Editor, Dynamic Synonyms, AI Re‑ranking, Insights API and Personalization, enabling fast, low-effort configuration across B2C and B2B sites. The integration was rapid, non‑engineers could tune search in real time, teams shifted focus from engineering to product, and edX saw a 50% increase in lead volume overnight while improving UX and freeing developer resources.

EdX

Steve Tiszenkel

Senior Product Manager