Apache Solr its a very reliable search engine
October 22, 2025

Apache Solr its a very reliable search engine

Luiz Eduardo Garcia | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Apache Solr

We use Apache Solr in different cases. The most usual is for index and searching, and it do it great! The accuracy is impressive. The other case is for caching some information and keep it worm. This case is very helpfull when some information do not need constant update and can be retrived from get requests.

Pros

  • Search indexes
  • Information caching
  • Databse rebuild

Cons

  • Memory consumption
  • Read and write operations
  • Load balancing for multiples sources
  • Very hard to find qualified professionals
  • Demands good infrastructure for hosting
  • Not easy to deploy it
It takes some time to deploy and currectly maintein it. And also, to learn how to use and integrate in the enviroment as well. Once you get theses steps done, it usability is very simple, and almost of the time it don't require no further attention on it. Even for maintence, if you deploy it on a cluster mode, it is very reliable and easy to take one host down.
We tryed to promote Redis as cache solution for application, in order to replace Apache Solr, but it won't go well. Redis best pratices requires some more computer resources. With Elastic Search, the use case was another, and don't compete with Apache Solr.

Do you think Apache Solr delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Apache Solr's feature set?

Yes

Did Apache Solr live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Apache Solr go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Apache Solr again?

Yes

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For index search itens in a database, it is the best! The accuracy is fantastic. For caching information, it is good as well, but there are better and most appropriated softwares to do that.

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