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Lucene Note Solr-alt Toshi vs Tantivy

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 TA Tantivy Full-text search engine library written in Rust
FeatureLucene Note Solr-alt ToshiTantivy
CategorySearch EnginesSearch Engines
LicenseMITMIT
LanguageRustRust
Setup difficultyMediumHard
Min. RAM256 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarysource, binary
GitHub stars★ 4,256★ 15,656
First released20182016
ReplacesElasticsearchElasticsearch

Why pick each one

Choose Lucene Note Solr-alt Toshi if…

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

Choose Tantivy if…

  • Very fast
  • Embeddable in apps
Tantivy details

Frequently asked questions

Is Lucene Note Solr-alt Toshi or Tantivy better?

Neither is universally better. Tantivy has the larger community, while Lucene Note Solr-alt Toshi is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

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

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

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

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

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