--- title: Apache Solr Reviews meta\_title: 'Apache Solr Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 26 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Apache Solr works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.1 review\_count: 26 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Analytics Tools & Software url: https://www.g2.com/categories/analytics-tools-software --- # Apache Solr Reviews & Product Details Apache Solr is an open source enterprise search server based on Lucene search library, with XML/HTTP and JSON APIs, hit highlighting, faceted search, caching, replication etc. * * * Seller [The Apache Software Foundation](https://www.g2.com/sellers/the-apache-software-foundation) Discussions [Apache Solr Community](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-solr/discuss) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-solr/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Coveo](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Coveo") Coveo 4.3/5(142) ](https://www.g2.com/products/coveo/reviews) [ ![Algolia](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Algolia") Algolia 4.5/5(453) ](https://www.g2.com/products/algolia/reviews) [ ![Elasticsearch](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Elasticsearch") Elasticsearch 4.5/5(292) ](https://www.g2.com/products/elastic-elasticsearch/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-solr/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 26 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) MC Marco Daniele C. Senior Java Developer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/7/2022 "Apache Solr: search engine" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Apache Solr? It's free. No license, big community can help you Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Solr? it needs bigger documentation and more examples of how to configure and to use it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Solr solving and how is that benefiting you? I used apache solr to retrieve products on an eCommerce platform. It is a big benefit to have a fast responsive product search page Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Design](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Design") UD Verified User in Design Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/16/2016 "A fairly solid search platform built on Lucene." 3/5 What do you like best about Apache Solr? Solr is built on top of Apache Lucene, which is a trusted search indexing platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Solr? Managing the Solr instances was proving to be a pain, which is why we made the switch to ElasticSearch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Solr solving and how is that benefiting you? General content indexing for recipes, articles, news postings, log data, reporting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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