https://altengine.net/blog altengine revives Google App Engine's Search and Channel APIs as simple, drop-in cloud services: full-text search and realtime channels with a generous, sub-dollar free tier. en https://altengine.net/blog/announcing-altengine https://altengine.net/blog/announcing-altengine 2026-07-12 The Search and Channel APIs that App Engine retired are back — as simple, drop-in cloud services with a genuinely free tier. Here's what we built and why.