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# Apache Lucene Reviews & Product Details

Apache Lucene, our flagship sub-project, provides Java-based indexing and search technology.

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## User Insights

Average based on 11 real user reviews.

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 ![Anson A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Anson A.")
AA

Anson A.

Data Czar

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/11/2018

"Lucene/Solr"

3/5

What do you like best about Apache Lucene?

very easy to install and setup. Administration is fairly easy as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Lucene?

not as robust as elasticsearch is. Also cron based. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Lucene solving and how is that benefiting you?

cacheing document searches (json based) without have to hitting the main data store directly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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