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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Apache Lucene

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AApache Lucene is an open source and free text search engine library written in Java. It is a technology suitable for applications that requires full-text search, and is available cross-platform.

    $0

    per month

    Glean

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AGlean is an AI-powered workplace search tool that supports search across all of a company's apps, centralizing company knowledge and helping employees to more quickly find what they need, with 100+ connectors.

    $12

    per month

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    Apache LuceneGlean
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    Glean for Individuals - Monthly
    $12
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    Glean for Individuals - 1 Year
    $129
    one-time fee
    Glean for Individuals - 2 Year
    $245
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    Glean for Individuals - 3 Year
    $348
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    Glean for Individuals - 4 Year
    $439
    one-time fee
    Offerings
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    Apache LuceneGlean
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA free and open source product.—
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    Apache LuceneGlean
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Apache LuceneGlean
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    User Ratings
    Apache LuceneGlean
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Apache LuceneGlean
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apache
    Apache Lucene is a perfect text search implementation where the heap space usage needs to be kept to its minimal. It also enables search based on various search fields and most importantly the search and index process can happen simultaneously. The only scenario where it might be less appropriate would be when the index size grows too big. We have witnessed few scalable issues where the search would take a while when the index size is too large.
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    Glean Technologies, Inc.
    When I am interviewing candidates and they start asking specific questions that I dont know the answer to, I use Glean chat to quickly find answers. It helps save time because I can really quickly find the answers to anything. I think if leaders care about their employers, they would get Glean!
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    Pros
    Apache
    • We found Apache Lucene to be extremely performant in querying large amounts of data and retrieving the correct files based on the metadata provided.
    • The online community offers great support for the product. Even though it is an open source tool, it is not difficult to find help online for it.
    • When we were creating a proof of concept application, we found that the software worked just as well, while being run locally on a resource-limited PC.
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    Glean Technologies, Inc.
    • Single search capability across all systems
    • High accuracy of search results
    • Saves you time in day to day work
    • Offers customization with the homepage and go links
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    Cons
    Apache
    • User interface for setup and maintenance would be helpful.
    • Easier cloud/cluster setup.
    • Better, centralized documentation.
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    Glean Technologies, Inc.
    • The AI Chat can definitely improve. I will ask it questions about our sales process and it should be referencing documents that I know are in our company Glean, but it will give me the wrong answer.
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    Usability
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    Glean Technologies, Inc.
    I give it a 5 because of the chat not giving accurate answers and also sometimes I will search for documents that I know used to be in Guru before we had it but now it is no longer in Glean
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apache
    The search and index performance of [Apache] Lucene is excellent and the quality of results is good, if not better. For implementing it with small scale applications it is a no brainer, Lucene is the best and most cost effective solution. Learning curve is not too steep either.
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    Glean Technologies, Inc.
    Personally I am not from the evaluation team but I feel ChatGPT , Gemini are good as well.
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    Return on Investment
    Apache
    • Being an open source project we did not have to pay any licensing fees for using Apache Lucene. It has greatly improved our search functionality in our web apps.
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    Glean Technologies, Inc.
    • Quickly able to find answers for customers allowing me to be more proactive with them
    • allows me to quickly access info for all follow up emails for customers
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