PicoSearch offers a search-hosting service for individuals, small business owners and non-profits to provide a site search on their website. Users may view a video tour of the PicoSearch site search, sign up for a free account and view the features of the service. Reviews of this service by publication such as PC Mag, PC World and c/net are displayed on the home page.
Search reports are provided for all accounts and supply website owners with various statistics on searches performed on their site. Items like the top 20 searches site visitors performed that returned results and a comparison of the number of search results by visitors that displayed no results and the number that displayed results. Paid accounts receive this information plus many more.
Standard package options include a free, ad-sponsored solution with limited features and a 250 page limit. The 'Professional' package indexes up to 3,000 pages and is available starting at $80.00 for three months. The 'Premium' package handles up to 6,000 web pages and starts at $160.00 for three months. Users with larger sites must contact the company for quotes. All account levels have the option to manually re-index their site. Paid accounts are enabled with a scheduled re-indexing option.