Comparison

Apache Solr vs Typesense

On the evidence we track, Apache Solr leads this comparison with a composite score of 54/100. 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
Typesense47
Score
Vioscale score
Apache Solr54 / 100low · 40%
Typesense47 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Solr
Typesense
Model
Apache Solrcommercial
Typesensecommercial
Price level
Apache Solrfree
Typesensemid
Transparent
Apache Solr
Typesense
Integrations
Count
Apache Solr10
Typesense10
Reliability
Status page
Apache Solr
Typesense
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Solr0
Typesense0
Github stars
Apache Solr1,667
Typesense26,480
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Solr100
Typesense14
Release
Cadence days
Apache Solr
Typesense89
History
Apache Solr
Typesense20 items
License
Spdx
Apache SolrApache-2.0
TypesenseGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
Apache SolrJava
TypesenseC++
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Apache SolrSelf-hosted
TypesenseSelf-hosted
Architecture
Index engine
Apache SolrLucene
Typesense-
Query
Query DSL (JSON / SQL / params / GraphQL)
Apache SolrHTTP REST API with JSON/XML/CSV
TypesenseJSON
Faceting & filtering
Apache SolrYes
TypesenseYes
Geo search
Apache Solr
Typesense
Relevance
Typo tolerance / fuzzy
Apache Solr-
TypesenseBuilt-in
Relevance tuning
Apache Solr-
TypesenseRanking rules
Vector
Vector / hybrid search
Apache SolrDense + lexical fusion
TypesenseDense + lexical fusion
Scale
Distributed / horizontal scale
Apache SolrClustered
TypesenseClustered
Multi-tenancy (indexes / collections / tenants)
Apache Solr
Typesense
Ingest
Real-time indexing
Apache SolrNear-real-time
TypesenseNear-real-time
Workload
Log / analytics workload
Apache Solr-
Typesense-
Licensing
Licence class
Apache SolrPermissive OSS
TypesensePermissive OSS

What each one is

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

Apache Solr

Leader

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

Typesense

A modern, open-source search engine designed as an easier-to-use alternative to Elasticsearch and more transparent alternative to Algolia. Combines vector search, fuzzy matching, faceted navigation, and geo-distributed caching.

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

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Typesense

from $22/moHybridFree tier

Free open-source self-hosted version. Cloud hosting from $22/month

  • Self-HostedFree
  • Typesense Cloud$22/mo
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
Typesense
Linux
Apache Solr
Typesense
CLI
Apache Solr
Typesense
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Solr
Typesense
Self-hosted
Apache Solr
Typesense
On-premise
Apache Solr
Typesense

Integrations

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

Apache Solr

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

Typesense

7 total
  • Instantsearch.js
  • Laravel Scout
  • WordPress
  • Gatsby
  • Firebase
  • Docusaurus
  • Tooljet
Independently observed

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