Comparison

Apache Solr vs OpenSearch

On the evidence we track, OpenSearch leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Apache Solr54
OpenSearch61
Score
Vioscale score
Apache Solr54 / 100low · 40%updating
OpenSearch61 / 100medium · 50%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Solr
OpenSearch
Model
Apache Solrcommercial
OpenSearchcommercial
Price level
Apache Solrfree
OpenSearchfree
Transparent
Apache Solr
OpenSearch
Integrations
Count
Apache Solr10
OpenSearch1
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Solr0
OpenSearch223
Github stars
Apache Solr1,667
OpenSearch13,581
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Solr100
OpenSearch85
Release
Cadence days
Apache Solr
OpenSearch29
History
Apache Solr
OpenSearch20 items
License
Spdx
Apache SolrApache-2.0
OpenSearchApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Apache SolrJava
OpenSearchJava

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Apache SolrSelf-hosted
OpenSearchSelf-hosted
Architecture
Index engine
Apache SolrLucene
OpenSearch-
Query
Query DSL (JSON / SQL / params / GraphQL)
Apache SolrHTTP REST API with JSON/XML/CSV
OpenSearch-
Faceting & filtering
Apache SolrYes
OpenSearch-
Geo search
Apache Solr
OpenSearch
Relevance
Typo tolerance / fuzzy
Apache Solr-
OpenSearch-
Relevance tuning
Apache Solr-
OpenSearchBM25 only
Vector
Vector / hybrid search
Apache SolrDense + lexical fusion
OpenSearchDense + lexical fusion
Scale
Distributed / horizontal scale
Apache SolrClustered
OpenSearchSharded
Multi-tenancy (indexes / collections / tenants)
Apache Solr
OpenSearch
Ingest
Real-time indexing
Apache SolrNear-real-time
OpenSearchNear-real-time
Workload
Log / analytics workload
Apache Solr-
OpenSearch
Licensing
Licence class
Apache SolrPermissive OSS
OpenSearchSource-available (SSPL / Elastic)

What each one is

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

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

OpenSearch

Leader

An open-source search and observability suite that enables enterprises to search, analyze, and monitor unstructured data. It combines full-text search, machine learning, real-time log analysis, and security analytics capabilities in an integrated platform.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Apache Solr

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

OpenSearch

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Open source and free to use

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Apache Solr
OpenSearch
Linux
Apache Solr
OpenSearch
CLI
Apache Solr
OpenSearch
Deployment
Self-hosted
Apache Solr
OpenSearch
On-premise
Apache Solr
OpenSearch

Integrations

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

Apache Solr

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

OpenSearch

Leader
1 total
  • Data Prepper
Independently observed

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