--- title: Apache Lucene Reviews meta\_title: 'Apache Lucene Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 11 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Apache Lucene works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 3.9 review\_count: 11 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Analytics Tools & Software url: https://www.g2.com/categories/analytics-tools-software --- # Apache Lucene Reviews & Product Details Apache Lucene, our flagship sub-project, provides Java-based indexing and search technology. * * * Seller [The Apache Software Foundation](https://www.g2.com/sellers/the-apache-software-foundation) Discussions [Apache Lucene Community](https://www.g2.com/products/the-apache-software-foundation-apache-lucene/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Algolia](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Algolia") Algolia 4.5/5(453) ](https://www.g2.com/products/algolia/reviews) [ ![Coveo](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Coveo") Coveo 4.3/5(142) ](https://www.g2.com/products/coveo/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/the-apache-software-foundation-apache-lucene/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 11 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") IC Verified User in Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/27/2018 "One of the best tool for commercial and academic application." 5/5 What do you like best about Apache Lucene? Easy Implementation and writing/generating Lucene queries are very easy. The implementation is very fast and effective wrappers can be built around it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Lucene? Limitations on some logical operator. For example, operators like exclusive OR might be difficult to write as lucene query in complex situations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Apache Lucene: If you are thinking to consider a database for fast retrieval of documents, lucene is great and extendable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Lucene solving and how is that benefiting you? I have used Apache Lucene for research in Natural Language Processing tasks like Named Entity Recognition and Commercial application to get documents related to search query. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/5/2018 "Search Platform implementation made easy" 5/5 What do you like best about Apache Lucene? Easy integration of our code to Apache Solr Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Lucene? It would have been better to have some more manual configurations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Lucene solving and how is that benefiting you? Added the Search functionality with indexing using Solr Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Andy T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Andy T.") AT Andy T. Director Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/20/2016 "Great Product to Improve search" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Apache Lucene? Lucene has vastly improved our in house document search, both with Speed and relevance. After indexing the documents using the built in feeder, there is a great number of ways to manipulate how you break down your data and improve the way you search, using the SOLR interface makes it easy to run queries on data. It was also able to provide a geographical search based on lat/long of the data. Even running lucene without any modifications to the config we were able to immediately see an improvement in speed and relevance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Lucene? The in built feeder was a bit difficult to configure and get working, and even when it was working it was very slow and would often stop working for no apparent reason, after looking into it further we were made aware that this is not meant for production use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Apache Lucene: You will instantly see a vast improvement on your search experience using Lucene. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Lucene solving and how is that benefiting you? We have a large number of documents that require end users to search using keywords and locations, previous attempts using other methods required a lot more preprocessing of the data and was very slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Internet](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Internet") UI Verified User in Internet Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/24/2016 "good indexer" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Apache Lucene? It scales well horizontally. Throw this in from of Cassandra and call it a day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Lucene? It can be difficult to get up and running and diagnose production issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Apache Lucene: great indexer for big data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Lucene solving and how is that benefiting you? indexing a huge database so that we get a faster response time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Cataldo M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Cataldo M.") CM Cataldo M. Assistant Professor (Ricercatore a Tempo Determinato) Research Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 3/10/2016 "Perfect for Searching Data!" 5/5 What do you like best about Apache Lucene? Lucene provides several useful features for implementing search engines and search features in you business appllications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Lucene? Not all the kind of queries are available, but the system is quickly improving and evolving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Apache Lucene: The best search engine! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Lucene solving and how is that benefiting you? Implementation fo business search engines, semantic search, similarity calculations, entity recognition and recommender systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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