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Comparison

Apache Solr vs Typesense

No leader: the top candidate Apache Solr has only 0.34 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Apache Solr full profile →Typesense full profile →
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Apache Solr49
Typesense46
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Solr49 / 100low · 34%
Typesense46 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Solr✓
Typesense✓
Model
Apache Solropen_source
Typesenseopen_source
Price level
Apache Solrfree
Typesensefree
Transparent
Apache Solr✓
Typesense✓
Integrations
Count
Apache Solr10
Typesense10
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Solr✓
Typesense–
Scorecard
Apache Solr–
Typesense7
Soc2
Apache Solr–
Typesense✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apache Solr–
Typesense✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Solr0
Typesense0
Github stars
Apache Solr1,685
Typesense26,872
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Solr100
Typesense24
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
Content
Faq
Apache Solr6 items
Typesense8 items

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

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

Typesense

An open-source search engine combining speed with ease of use, delivering instant relevant results with built-in fuzzy search, vector search, and geolocation. Available for self-hosting or via managed cloud service.

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 source
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✓
macOS
Apache Solr✓
Typesense✗
Windows
Apache Solr✓
Typesense✗
Linux
Apache Solr✓
Typesense✗
CLI
Apache Solr✗
Typesense✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Solr✓
Typesense✓
Self-hosted
Apache Solr✓
Typesense✓

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

Typesense

10 total
  • Instantsearch.js
  • Laravel Scout
  • WordPress
  • Gatsby
  • Firebase
  • Docusaurus
  • Tooljet
  • OpenAI
  • Cloudflare Workers AI
  • Slack
Independently observed
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Apache Solr or Typesense: which one depends on you

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Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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