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Lucidworks vs Meilisearch comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Lucidworks
Ranking in Indexing and Search
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Meilisearch
Ranking in Indexing and Search
15th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1679460 - PeerSpot reviewer
Department Manager at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Multiple connectors available, simple to manage, and easy to use for all users
The valuable features are automation and multiple connectors available out of the box. It is simple to manage and easier to use for all users The solution could improve by adding more AI and natural language processing. I have been using Lucidworks for approximately five years. Lucidworks is…
reviewer2797689 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
Improved search performance has reduced our operational costs and simplified ongoing maintenance
I use it for 50% text search and 50% vector search They drastically reduce operation costs for both human resources and compute compared to OpenSearch. Everything was an upgrade compared to Amazon OpenSearch, with the exception of resiliency. The resiliency of their service needs improvement.…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We have a single powerful search solution, which provides search capabilities for all our needs."
"The valuable features are automation and multiple connectors available out of the box. It is simple to manage and easier to use for all users."
"Provides the ability to control how indexing and searching perform and controls how the scoring for search results is done, letting you customize the search experience according to your needs."
"The valuable features are automation and multiple connectors available out of the box, and it is simple to manage and easier to use for all users."
"Everything was an upgrade compared to Amazon OpenSearch, with the exception of resiliency."
 

Cons

"The solution could improve by adding more AI and natural language processing."
"Having some kind of prebuilt client UI will be helpful."
"The price of the solution is a little high and the downside is there is not a perpetual license available."
"Having some kind of prebuilt client UI will be helpful."
"The resiliency of their service needs improvement. There have been several outages."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is a little high and the downside is there is not a perpetual license available. I have to renew it annually. The price of Lucidworks can be difficult for some of my clients to afford."
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What needs improvement with Meilisearch?
The resiliency of their service needs improvement. There have been several outages.
What is your primary use case for Meilisearch?
I use it for 50% text search and 50% vector search.
 

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