G2

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.