Google Search Appliance vs Microsoft FAST comparison

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Google Search Appliance and Microsoft FAST based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Indexing and Search solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Google Search Appliance vs. Microsoft FAST Report (Updated: May 2024).
769,976 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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12th
out of 25 in Indexing and Search
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201
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100
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4th
out of 25 in Indexing and Search
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390
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281
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Buyer's Guide
Google Search Appliance vs. Microsoft FAST
May 2024
Find out what your peers are saying about Google Search Appliance vs. Microsoft FAST and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
769,976 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Overview

Google Search Appliance combines the search expertise of Google with features that meet today's business requirements all in one box. As features, it allows users to lend their expertise by adding handpicked results to search queries, ensuring that relevant results appear at the top for certain keywords, analyzes user behavior and preferences to learn from experience and deliver more relevant results over time and benefits from the technology of Google.com, which evolves continually through machine learning from billions of search queries.

Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint combines the power of FAST with the simplicity of SharePoint. FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint delivers an exceptional intranet and people search experience and a platform for building custom search-driven applications.
Sample Customers
British Airways, City of Calgary, Discovery Channel, Emerson Process Management, FINRA, GoDaddy.com, Hayneedle, Hays, Honeywell Aerospace, Honeywell Transportation, Posco, Soci_t_ G_n_rale Group
Moffitt Cancer Center, Hitachi Solutions, Manupatra Information Solutions, Unique World, _KODA AUTO a.s., MindTree Ltd, Mississippi Department of Transportation
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VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Computer Software Company21%
Manufacturing Company11%
Financial Services Firm9%
Energy/Utilities Company9%
Company Size
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VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Small Business18%
Midsize Enterprise16%
Large Enterprise66%
Buyer's Guide
Google Search Appliance vs. Microsoft FAST
May 2024
Find out what your peers are saying about Google Search Appliance vs. Microsoft FAST and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
769,976 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Google Search Appliance is ranked 12th in Indexing and Search while Microsoft FAST is ranked 4th in Indexing and Search. Google Search Appliance is rated 8.0, while Microsoft FAST is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Google Search Appliance writes "Fast and efficient enterprise search application with query support in 40 different languages". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft FAST writes "Robust solution with good value". Google Search Appliance is most compared with , whereas Microsoft FAST is most compared with Elastic Search, Lookeen, Lucene and IBM Watson Discovery. See our Google Search Appliance vs. Microsoft FAST report.

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