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Apache Solr alternatives_

As of 4 November 2026, 8 search engines are named by companies instead of Apache Solr: Elasticsearch by 3,180 companies, OpenSearch by 1,145, Azure AI Search by 562.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Apache Solr, companies in postings
371
Most used alternative
Elasticsearch · 3,180
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Elasticsearch
Alternatives ranked
8
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01 — Ranked by evidence

search engines companies choose instead of Apache Solr

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Apache Solrpostings, 90 dCompare
1
3,180857%10,170Apache Solr vs Elasticsearch →
2
OpenSearchOpenSearch Software Foundation
1,145309%2,907Apache Solr vs OpenSearch →
3
562151%1,733Apache Solr vs Azure AI Search →
4
Apache LuceneApache Software Foundation
15442%277Apache Solr vs Apache Lucene →
5
AlgoliaAlgolia
9726%175soon
6
6217%142soon
7
VespaVespa.ai
318%74soon
8
Amazon KendraAmazon
246%73soon
5,626 companies name a search engine in their postings.

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8 search engines are named by companies instead of Apache Solr: Elasticsearch by 3,180 companies, OpenSearch by 1,145, Azure AI Search by 562, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/apache-solr/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Apache Solr alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Apache Solr?

Elasticsearch: 3,180 companies name it in their own job postings, against 371 for Apache Solr.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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