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Site Search 360: cost, fit and limits
Site Search 360 is a website search service made by Zoovu (Germany) GmbH, formerly SEMKNOX, that crawls a site's pages and documents and serves a customizable search box. Small businesses, publishers and shops install it with a code snippet, plugin or API.
What to know first
Site Search 360 sells six monthly plans, from a Free tier with 150 indexed entries to Batman Pro at $374. The plans differ in indexed entries, monthly searches, branding and extras such as e-commerce search, JavaScript crawling and YouTube indexing. The only AI item listed is AI Optimization on the two Batman plans. Prices apply to JavaScript or API integrations.
Site Search 360 at a glance
| Maker | Zoovu (Germany) GmbH, Germany |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | $0 for 150 indexed entries and 1,000 searches a month |
| API access | Yes |
| Category | Best AI Site Search Software in 2026, rank 5 of 10 |
| Website | sitesearch360.com |
Who Site Search 360 is best for
Small websites on a budget
Free covers 150 indexed entries and 1,000 searches, and Columbo adds 1,500 entries for $9, which fits brochure sites and blogs.
Sites with PDFs and Office files
Paid plans index PDF, DOC, PPT and XLS files, and some read images in PDFs, so downloads become searchable. Sites that publish manuals, brochures and spreadsheets gain results without converting files by hand.
Multilingual sites
Support for 19 languages and cross-domain search helps organizations that run several sites or language versions. Sites with a main domain, a blog and a store can search all of them from one results page.
Stores wanting a lighter option
Holmes adds e-commerce search and a search map at $49, a smaller step than a full commerce suite. It is a lighter route to product search than a full commerce suite, with a lower monthly commitment.
Site Search 360 plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 150 indexed entries and 1,000 monthly searches, sitemap indexing, community support, custom dictionary, result manager and Site Search 360 branding. |
| Columbo | $9 a month | 1,500 indexed entries and 2,000 monthly searches, document indexing for PDF, DOC, PPT and XLS, email support and popular search suggestions. |
| Holmes and Holmes Pro | $49 and $89 a month | Holmes gives 3,000 entries and 5,000 searches with e-commerce search. Holmes Pro adds JavaScript crawling, search success tracking and YouTube indexing. |
| Batman Flexible and Pro | $119 and $374 a month | Entries from 5,000 to 5 million and searches from 10,000 up, with AI optimization, API access, image optimization and search success tracking. |
Checked November 2026.
What Site Search 360 does
- Crawler and sitemap indexing
- The service crawls pages and reads sitemaps, so content on any CMS can be indexed without a product feed or a custom integration. Larger plans add JavaScript crawling, so pages that render content in the browser can be indexed too.
- Document search
- Paid plans index PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files, which helps sites whose useful content sits in downloads. Indexing PDFs and Office files, with image extraction on some plans, makes downloadable material discoverable.
- E-commerce search
- Holmes and above add product search aimed at online stores, using an ontology-enhanced approach that the site says interprets what shoppers mean. The pages read give no technical detail on the ontology, so test product queries before relying on it.
- Result manager and dictionary
- Teams can boost, order and pin results and keep a custom dictionary, giving non-developers control over the results page. Result boosting and ordering give editors control, while the popular search suggestions help visitors who do not know what to type.
- AI Optimization
- Listed on the two Batman plans, it is the only AI feature named on the pricing section, and the pages give no detail on how it works.
How Site Search 360 handles your data
The imprint names Zoovu (Germany) GmbH in Dresden, Germany, as responsible for the site, registered at the Dresden commercial register. The pricing section and homepage read did not mention hosting location, GDPR compliance, retention periods, certifications or how AI Optimization uses data. Buyers who need those facts should read the linked privacy policy and terms and ask in writing before indexing customer-related content.
Where Site Search 360 falls short in practice
- Limited AI detail. AI Optimization appears only as a plan feature. Without documentation of what it changes, a team cannot judge whether the Batman premium over Holmes Pro is worth paying.
- Entries shrink on pro plans. Holmes lists 3,000 indexed entries while Holmes Pro lists 2,000 at a higher price, so the table needs a careful read before choosing between them.
- Prices cover JavaScript or API setups. The page says listed prices apply to JavaScript or API integrations, so other integration routes may be priced differently and should be confirmed. Ask which integration routes are covered by the listed prices, and what changes if you use a plugin instead.
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Site Search 360: common questions
What does Site Search 360 cost?
As of November 2026 the plans are Free at $0, Columbo at $9, Holmes at $49, Holmes Pro at $89, Batman Flexible at $119 and Batman Pro at $374 a month. Annual billing gives a 10 percent discount. Check the plan limits against your page count first, since indexed entries rise sharply between tiers.
How many pages can the Free plan index?
The Free plan covers 150 indexed entries and 1,000 monthly searches, with sitemap indexing, community support and Site Search 360 branding. Columbo raises that to 1,500 entries and 2,000 searches. The Free plan also keeps the branding and the community support level, so a business site may outgrow it quickly.
Does Site Search 360 use AI?
The pricing section lists AI Optimization on the two Batman plans, and the homepage mentions smart semantic search and an ontology-enhanced product search. The pages give no accuracy data or technical description, so test relevance on your own queries. Flexible plans let you pick the indexed entries and search volume on a sliding scale.
Can Site Search 360 search PDFs?
Yes on paid plans. Columbo and above list PDF, DOC, PPT and XLS indexing, and Holmes and the higher plans add PDF image extraction. The Free plan indexes pages via sitemap. Pages and documents are indexed through the crawler, and results appear in the same search box as site pages.
Who runs Site Search 360?
The imprint names Zoovu (Germany) GmbH, formerly SEMKNOX, in Dresden, Germany, with a commercial register entry at the Dresden court. Contracts and data processing agreements run through that company. Ask for a data processing agreement and the hosting location before indexing anything that contains personal data.