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Lucene Note Solr-alt Toshi vs Orama

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted search engines options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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LU Lucene Note Solr-alt Toshi Full-text search server built on the Tantivy engine VS OR Orama Fast full-text and vector search engine for any runtime
FeatureLucene Note Solr-alt ToshiOrama
CategorySearch EnginesSearch Engines
LicenseMITApache-2.0
LanguageRustTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM256 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarysource, binary
GitHub stars★ 4,256★ 10,519
First released20182022
ReplacesElasticsearchAlgolia, Elasticsearch

Why pick each one

Choose Lucene Note Solr-alt Toshi if…

  • Lightweight search server
  • Familiar API style
Lucene Note Solr-alt Toshi details

Choose Orama if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Mature project with 10.5k GitHub stars
  • Written in TypeScript
Orama details

Frequently asked questions

Is Lucene Note Solr-alt Toshi or Orama better?

Orama is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Lucene Note Solr-alt Toshi if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Lucene Note Solr-alt Toshi and Orama free and open-source?

Yes. Lucene Note Solr-alt Toshi is licensed under MIT and Orama under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Lucene Note Solr-alt Toshi and Orama with Docker?

Lucene Note Solr-alt Toshi: yes. Orama: check the project docs for container support.

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