Amazon Kendra vs. Apache Solr

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon Kendra
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Amazon Kendra is presented by the vendor as an accurate and easy to use enterprise search service powered by machine learning.N/A
Apache Solr
Score 6.5 out of 10
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Apache Solr is an open-source enterprise search server.N/A
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Amazon KendraApache Solr
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(2 ratings)
9.0
(10 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon KendraApache Solr
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
An intelligent search solution that makes it easy to find the information employees and customers want to know without migrating from one place to another and without wasting time with just a few clicks, Amazon Kendra connects relevant data sources through fully functional and customizable search while minimizing risks increasing workflow by obtaining detailed results.
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Apache
Solr spins up nicely and works effectively for small enterprise environments providing helpful mechanisms for fuzzy searches and facetted searching. For larger enterprises with complex business solutions you'll find the need to hire an expert Solr engineer to optimize the powerful platform to your needs. Internationalization is tricky with Solr and many hosting solutions may limit you to a latin character set.
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Pros
Amazon AWS
  • Extremely accurate.
  • Easy to use and setup.
  • Great search engine.
  • Powerful research tool.
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Apache
  • Easy to get started with Apache Solr. Whether it is tackling a setup issue or trying to learn some of the more advanced features, there are plenty of resources to help you out and get you going.
  • Performance. Apache Solr allows for a lot of custom tuning (if needed) and provides great out of the box performance for searching on large data sets.
  • Maintenance. After setting up Solr in a production environment there are plenty of tools provided to help you maintain and update your application. Apache Solr comes with great fault tolerance built in and has proven to be very reliable.
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Cons
Amazon AWS
  • Amazon Kendra is an intelligent search service that facilitates the way we obtain information by making it easier to obtain accurate documents without wasting time, it is a software that is designed to work in an optimized way, providing a business quality service with flexible features and innumerable benefits. , it is effective and fresh.
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Apache
  • These examples are due to the way we use Apache Solr. I think we have had the same problems with other NoSQL databases (but perhaps not the same solution). High data volumes of data and a lot of users were the causes.
  • We have lot of classifications and lot of data for each classification. This gave us several problems:
  • First: We couldn't keep all our data in Solr. Then we have all data in our MySQL DB and searching data in Solr. So we need to be sure to update and match the 2 databases in the same time.
  • Second: We needed several load balanced Solr databases.
  • Third: We needed to update all the databases and keep old data status.
  • If I don't speak about problems due to our lack of experience, the main Solr problem came from frequency of updates vs validation of several database. We encountered several locks due to this (our ops team didn't want to use real clustering, so all DB weren't updated). Problem messages were not always clear and we several days to understand the problems.
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Alternatives Considered
Amazon AWS
Amazon Kendra offers an intelligent search experience, it is a tool that facilitates the way we work by providing secure and immediate results, saves time, increases productivity and brings progress. It is the best way to get accurate answers using natural language. It is a software that works in an extraordinary way, being easy to implement, safe and effective, the experience is unique.
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Apache
Apache Solr is a ready-to-use product addressing specific use cases such as keyword searches from a huge set of data documents.
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Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
  • Ease of use of website, converting in more sales.
  • Better internal documentation, reducing emails back-and-forth.
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Apache
  • Improved response time in e-commerce websites.
  • Developer's job is easier with Apache Solr in use.
  • Customization in filtering and sorting is possible.
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