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Apache Solr vs. Typesense

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apache Solr
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Apache Solr is an open-source enterprise search server.N/A
Typesense
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Typesense is presented as an open source, typo tolerant search engine that is optimized for instant sub-50ms searches, boasting a developer experience that helps them to build fast search experiences that provide relevant results out-of-the-box, without operational overhead. It is available open source, or -as-a-service with Typesense Cloud.N/A
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Apache SolrTypesense
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Apache SolrTypesense
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Apache SolrTypesense
Considered Both Products
Apache Solr
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Apache Solr
Apache Solr is a ready-to-use product addressing specific use cases such as keyword searches from a huge set of data documents.
TN
trang nguyen
Software Engineer
Chose Apache Solr
We have considering AWS search and Elastic search but decide to go with Solr as we need high speed and flexible query, and so far it meets all our requirement so we still continue with Solr.
Richard Davies | TrustRadius Reviewer
Richard Davies
Web Application Developer
Chose Apache Solr
We tried to use both Elasticsearch and Swiftype with Drupal 8 but there are currently no good modules that integrate Drupal with those solutions. So Solr was really the only option for a Drupal 8 web site. It's not as easy to learn or use as Swiftype, but in the end I think it …
Robyne Gallacher | TrustRadius Reviewer
Robyne Gallacher
Associate Software Tester
Chose Apache Solr
Before using Solr, we used a self-made search engine. Solr has helped us increase our capacity to serve our customers the results they are looking for easily without breaking down. Our previous platform was not dynamic enough to accommodate our growing traffic or smart enough …
Kelvin Yeo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kelvin Yeo
Senior Search Engineer
Chose Apache Solr
Azure Search is not as mature as Apache Solr at this point. So the range of query flexibility is less than Solr. Also, when indexing content goes beyond 1 TB, it might become costly for Azure Search.
Bharadwaj (Brad) Chivukula | TrustRadius Reviewer
Bharadwaj (Brad) Chivukula
Sr.Technical Manager/Delivery Manager
Chose Apache Solr
Between Solr and ElasticSearch, there is a constant struggle to pick the best one. ElasticSearch is part of ELK and ties in well with LogStash and Kibana which makes it great for logs and big data stuff. Add some logs and see which works best for your particular access methods …
Peter Feddo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Peter Feddo
Senior Front End Developer
Chose Apache Solr
We switched from search indexes stored in mysql to soar and it's made a world of difference for our growing businesses. The relational databases are very poor for handling the complex data searches require and Solr delivered all the tools we need to get the performance our end …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Apache Solr
Apache Solr in general stacks up very well to its competitors, it provides much of the same features and performance and has the benefits of being an open-source project with an active contributor base that works consistently and improves the platform. Depending on your setup …
Philippe Kozak | TrustRadius Reviewer
Philippe Kozak
Senior Consultant
Chose Apache Solr
Some people on my team tried MondoDB and had several problems (don't remember which ones).

Elasticsearch would be a good choice but we didn't have it in our minds when we made the choice.
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Luiz Eduardo Garcia
System Administrator
Chose Apache Solr
We tryed to promote Redis as cache solution for application, in order to replace Apache Solr, but it won't go well. Redis best pratices requires some more computer resources. With Elastic Search, the use case was another, and don't compete with Apache Solr.
Typesense

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User Ratings
Apache SolrTypesense
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User Testimonials
Apache SolrTypesense
Likelihood to Recommend
Very effective for end-user searching applications and for generating search results. Also very well suited to those looking for high reliability and performance. If [you're doing] fuzzy searching or if you are working on a smaller end-user application or an internal application that does not require high performance and flexible/adapting searching then it may not be necessary to use Solr.
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Anonymous
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Pros
  • Faceted navigation and field collapsing/grouping : filtering and quick results were what we needed for our websites. Our customers needed to have this functionalities for good and efficient results.
  • We tested them with our customers' registered searches (they received all new goods matching with their registered searches by emails and/or mobile push). Results were incredible by comparison with our old system (old MySQL requests).
  • Note : we didn't put all our data in Solr. Just what we need for searching uses. Other data stayed in our MySQL database.
  • Auto-suggest : our old auto-suggest wasn't performing well. With Apache Solr, our new one was worked really well ! The suggestions came quickly and suggestions were good.
  • We also extended auto-suggestion with geo-spatial data and it worked well.
  • Hit highlighting : we used this functionality and we didn't have problem and nasty surprise.
  • Keep all data status during data upgrading (see next details for improvements)
Philippe Kozak | TrustRadius Reviewer
Philippe Kozak
Senior Consultant
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Cons
  • Ease of use -- this is not always the easier platform to configure.
  • Developer Community -- There are not a whole lot of folks out there that understand this stuff so finding talent is difficult.
  • Drupal 8 -- We've been frustrated with slow development on APIs for Drupal 8 integration.
Peter Feddo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Peter Feddo
Senior Front End Developer
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Usability
It takes some time to deploy and currectly maintein it. And also, to learn how to use and integrate in the enviroment as well. Once you get theses steps done, it usability is very simple, and almost of the time it don't require no further attention on it. Even for maintence, if you deploy it on a cluster mode, it is very reliable and easy to take one host down.
Luiz Eduardo Garcia | TrustRadius Reviewer
Luiz Eduardo Garcia
System Administrator
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Alternatives Considered
We switched from search indexes stored in MySQL to soar and it's made a world of difference for our growing businesses. The relational databases are very poor for handling the complex data searches require and Solr delivered all the tools we need to get the performance our end users are demanding.
Peter Feddo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Peter Feddo
Senior Front End Developer
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Return on Investment
  • It's enabled us to deliver fast, relevant search results on our new website. The site is still in beta and being actively developed so our complete ROI is still unknown.
  • It integrates very well with Drupal so it has saved us from having to develop a custom solution.
Richard Davies | TrustRadius Reviewer
Richard Davies
Web Application Developer
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