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Comparison

Algolia vs Apache Solr

On the evidence we track, Algolia leads this comparison with a composite score of 82/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Algolia full profile →Apache Solr full profile →
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★Algolia82
Apache Solr49
Score
vioscaleAI score
Algolia82 / 100medium · 70%
Apache Solr49 / 100low · 34%
Pricing
Free tier
Algolia✓
Apache Solr✓
Model
Algoliafreemium
Apache Solropen_source
Price level
Algolialow
Apache Solrfree
Starting price
Algolia$0.40
Apache Solr–
Transparent
Algolia✓
Apache Solr✓
Integrations
Count
Algolia4
Apache Solr10
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Algolia✓
Apache Solr✓
Gdpr
Algolia✓
Apache Solr–
Hipaa
Algolia✓
Apache Solr–
Iso27001
Algolia✓
Apache Solr–
Soc2
Algolia✓
Apache Solr–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Algolia99.99
Apache Solr–
Status page
Algolia✓
Apache Solr–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Algolia–
Apache Solr0
Github stars
Algolia–
Apache Solr1,685
Activity
Commits last 30d
Algolia–
Apache Solr100
License
Spdx
Algolia–
Apache SolrApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Algolia–
Apache SolrJava
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Algolia7 items
Apache Solr6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for search engines. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Deployment
AlgoliaManaged
Apache SolrSelf-hosted
Architecture
Index engine
Algolia-
Apache SolrLucene
Query
Query DSL (JSON / SQL / params / GraphQL)
Algolia-
Apache SolrHTTP REST API with JSON/XML/CSV
Faceting & filtering
AlgoliaYes
Apache SolrYes
Geo search
Algolia✗
Apache Solr✓
Relevance
Typo tolerance / fuzzy
AlgoliaBuilt-in
Apache Solr-
Relevance tuning
AlgoliaRanking rules
Apache Solr-
Vector
Vector / hybrid search
AlgoliaDense + lexical fusion
Apache SolrDense + lexical fusion
Scale
Distributed / horizontal scale
AlgoliaClustered
Apache SolrClustered
Multi-tenancy (indexes / collections / tenants)
Algolia✓
Apache Solr✓
Ingest
Real-time indexing
AlgoliaNear-real-time
Apache SolrNear-real-time
Workload
Log / analytics workload
Algolia✓
Apache Solr✓
Licensing
Licence class
AlgoliaProprietary
Apache SolrPermissive OSS

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Algolia

Leader

A search infrastructure built for AI-driven workflows, featuring RAG integration for grounded generative responses and no-code ranking and merchandising control.

Independently observed

Apache Solr

Apache Solr is a distributed, open-source search engine providing scalable indexing and querying with support for full-text, vector, and geospatial search. It offers features like faceting, analytics, replication, and automated failover, with deployment options including containerization via Docker and Kubernetes.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Algolia

Leader
from $0.40/recordUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 10K monthly requests and 100K records. Grow: $0.50 per 1K additional requests. Grow Plus: $1.75 per 1K additional requests. Elevate: custom pricing.

  • GrowFree
    • Keyword Search + Browse
    • Query suggestions
    • Rules: 10/index
    • Manual synonyms
    • Data transformation
    • +3 more
  • Grow Plus10K search requests/month and 100K records included, then $1.75 per 1K requests and $0.40 per 1K records
    • Everything in Grow
    • Rules: 10,000/index
    • AI Ranking
    • Advanced Personalization
    • Query Categorization
    • +2 more
  • ElevateContact sales
    • Everything in Grow Plus
    • NeuralSearch
    • AI Collections
    • Smart Groups
    • Real-time personalization
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Apache Solr

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Algolia✓
Apache Solr✓
macOS
Algolia✗
Apache Solr✓
Windows
Algolia✗
Apache Solr✓
Linux
Algolia✗
Apache Solr✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Algolia✓
Apache Solr✓
Self-hosted
Algolia✗
Apache Solr✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Algolia

Leader
7 total
  • Shopify
  • Analytics tools
  • Data pipelines
  • Ecommerce platforms
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • Zendesk
Independently observed

Apache Solr

10 total
  • Apache Lucene
  • Apache Zookeeper
  • Apache Tika
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Apache ManifoldCF
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Nutch
  • Apache Zeppelin
  • Apache OpenNLP
Independently observed
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