# Apache Solr vs Typesense

| Attribute | Apache Solr | Typesense |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 48.6 (34% (low)) | 46 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 24 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 1,685 | 26,872 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Search Engines.","source":"https://solr.apache.org","question":"What is Apache Solr?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Apache Solr is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://solr.apache.org","question":"Is Apache Solr free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Apache Solr supports Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://solr.apache.org","question":"What platforms does Apache Solr support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Apache Solr can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://solr.apache.org","question":"Can Apache Solr be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 10 integrations for Apache Solr, including Apache Lucene, Apache Zookeeper, Apache Tika, Docker, Kubernetes, Apache ManifoldCF, Apache Spark and Apache Nutch, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://solr.apache.org","question":"What does Apache Solr integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Apache Solr is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/apache/solr","question":"Is Apache Solr open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Search Engines.","source":"https://typesense.org","question":"What is Typesense?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Typesense is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the GPL-3.0 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $22 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://typesense.org","question":"Is Typesense free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Typesense supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://typesense.org","question":"What platforms does Typesense support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Typesense can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://typesense.org","question":"Can Typesense be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Typesense, including Instantsearch.js, Laravel Scout, WordPress, Gatsby, Firebase, Docusaurus and Tooljet. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://typesense.org","question":"What does Typesense integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Typesense. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Typesense not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://typesense.org","question":"What security certifications does Typesense have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Typesense is published under the GPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense","question":"Is Typesense open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Typesense is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://typesense.org","question":"Where is Typesense available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"faceting":"yes","query_dsl":"HTTP REST API with JSON/XML/CSV","deployment":"self_hosted","geo_search":true,"distributed":"clustered","index_engine":"lucene","licence_class":"permissive_oss","log_analytics":true,"multi_tenancy":true,"vector_search":"hybrid_fusion","realtime_indexing":"near_real_time"}` | `{"faceting":"yes","query_dsl":"JSON","deployment":"self_hosted","geo_search":true,"distributed":"clustered","licence_class":"permissive_oss","log_analytics":true,"multi_tenancy":true,"vector_search":"hybrid_fusion","typo_tolerance":"built_in","relevance_tuning":"ranking_rules","realtime_indexing":"near_real_time"}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | 10 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Apache Lucene"},{"name":"Apache Zookeeper"},{"name":"Apache Tika"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Apache ManifoldCF"},{"name":"Apache Spark"},{"name":"Apache Nutch"},{"name":"Apache Zeppelin"},{"name":"Apache OpenNLP"}]` | `[{"name":"Instantsearch.js"},{"name":"Laravel Scout"},{"name":"WordPress"},{"name":"Gatsby"},{"name":"Firebase"},{"name":"Docusaurus"},{"name":"Tooljet"},{"name":"OpenAI","native":true,"category":"ai_models"},{"name":"Cloudflare Workers AI","native":true,"category":"ai_models"},{"name":"Slack","native":false,"category":"chat"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | C++ |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://solr.apache.org","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:11:24.445Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Self-Hosted","description":"Open-source, self-hosted deployment","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Typesense Cloud","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":22,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Managed cloud hosting with infrastructure management","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free open-source self-hosted version. Cloud hosting from $22/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://typesense.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T16:55:25.142Z","startingPrice":{"amount":22,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 89 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v30.2","date":"2026-04-19T16:00:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v30.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v29.1","date":"2026-04-19T15:59:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v29.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v30.1","date":"2026-01-29T04:01:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v30.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v30.0","date":"2026-01-27T18:02:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v30.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v29.0","date":"2025-06-30T03:52:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v29.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v28.0","date":"2025-02-18T15:49:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v28.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v27.1","date":"2024-09-27T23:10:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v27.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v27.0","date":"2024-08-27T21:47:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v27.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v26.0","date":"2024-04-01T22:11:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v26.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v0.25.2","date":"2024-01-03T01:39:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v0.25.1","date":"2023-09-11T15:44:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v0.25.0","date":"2023-08-15T21:30:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v0.24.1","date":"2023-04-05T05:15:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.24.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v0.24.0","date":"2023-01-30T15:57:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.24.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v0.23.1","date":"2022-07-07T14:15:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.23.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v0.23.0","date":"2022-06-04T14:33:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.23.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v0.22.2","date":"2022-02-04T02:56:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v0.22.1","date":"2021-12-11T06:15:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v0.22.0","date":"2021-12-08T04:13:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases/tag/v0.21.0","date":"2021-07-14T06:24:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.21.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 7 |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://solr.apache.org/security.html | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fapache%2Fsolr&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Ftypesense%2Ftypesense&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Search Engines)

| Capability | Apache Solr | Typesense |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Index engine | Lucene | - |
| **Query** |  |  |
| Query DSL (JSON / SQL / params / GraphQL) | HTTP REST API with JSON/XML/CSV | JSON |
| 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 | Near-real-time |
| **Workload** |  |  |
| Log / analytics workload | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS | Permissive OSS |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:14:49.536Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*