Comparison

Algolia vs Apache Solr

On the evidence we track, Algolia leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. 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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★Algolia71

Apache Solr54

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AlgoliaLeader	Apache Solr
Vioscale score	71 / 100high · 75%	54 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$1.75	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	10
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=apache-solr%2Fsolr&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	1,667
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Java
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US, GB, EU · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

Algolia71 / 100high · 75%

Apache Solr54 / 100low · 40%

Pricing

Free tier

Algolia✓

Apache Solr✓

Model

Algoliafreemium

Apache Solrcommercial

Price level

Algolialow

Apache Solrfree

Starting price

Algolia$1.75

Apache Solr–

Transparent

Algolia✓

Apache Solr✓

Integrations

Count

Algolia4

Apache Solr10

Security

Disclosure policy

Algolia✓

Apache Solr✓

Gdpr

Algolia✓

Apache Solr–

Hipaa

Algolia✓

Apache Solr–

Iso27001

Algolia✓

Apache Solr–

Soc2

Algolia✓

Apache Solr–

Vulnerabilities

Algolia–

Apache SolrCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=apache-solr%2Fsolr&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Algolia✓

Apache Solr–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Algolia–

Apache Solr0

Github stars

Algolia–

Apache Solr1,667

Activity

Commits last 30d

Algolia–

Apache Solr100

License

Spdx

Algolia–

Apache SolrApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Algolia–

Apache SolrJava

Market

Availability

AlgoliaAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, GB, EU · HQ US

Apache Solr–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Search Engines
Capability	Algolia	Apache Solr
Deployment
Deployment	Managed	Self-hosted
Architecture
Index engine	-	Lucene
Query
Query DSL (JSON / SQL / params / GraphQL)	-	HTTP REST API with JSON/XML/CSV
Faceting & filtering	Yes	Yes
Geo search	✗	✓
Relevance
Typo tolerance / fuzzy	Built-in	-
Relevance tuning	Ranking rules	-
Vector
Vector / hybrid search	Dense + lexical fusion	Dense + lexical fusion
Scale
Distributed / horizontal scale	Clustered	Clustered
Multi-tenancy (indexes / collections / tenants)	✓	✓
Ingest
Real-time indexing	-	Near-real-time
Workload
Log / analytics workload	✗	-
Licensing
Licence class	Proprietary	Permissive OSS

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

Algolia-

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

Algolia is a managed search service that combines keyword search with AI capabilities to help businesses deliver relevant results, personalized discovery, and real-time insights. It powers search, RAG, and agentic experiences across web applications and ecommerce platforms.

Independently observed

Apache Solr

Apache Solr is a server-based search platform built on Apache Lucene, enabling full-text, vector, and geospatial search through HTTP REST APIs. It supports distributed indexing, fault-tolerant replication, and near real-time query processing with multi-tenant support.

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 $1.75/search requestsSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier with 10K requests/month and 100K records. Grow Plus from $1.75 per 1K requests. Elevate for enterprise (custom pricing). Volume discounts available with annual commitment.

GrowFree
- Keyword Search + Browse
- Query suggestions
- Manual synonyms
- Data transformation
- Rules (10/index)
- +3 more
Grow Plus$1.75 per 1K requests above included amount
- Everything in Grow
- AI Ranking
- Advanced Personalization
- Query Categorization
- Collections
- +2 more
ElevateContact sales
- Everything in Grow Plus
- NeuralSearch
- AI Collections
- Smart Groups
- Real-time personalization
- +4 more

as of 2026-08-24verify ↗

Apache Solr

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Algolia	Apache Solr
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
iOSPlatforms	✓	✗
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Algolia✓

Apache Solr✗

iOS

Algolia✓

Apache Solr✗

Android

Algolia✓

Apache Solr✗

Linux

Algolia✗

Apache Solr✓

CLI

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

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.