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Vendor: Apache
4.0 out of 5
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What is Lucene?

Lucene Core, our flagship sub-project, provides Java-based indexing and search technology.
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Lucene is the #9 ranked solution in top Indexing and Search solutions. PeerSpot users give Lucene an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. Lucene is most commonly compared to IBM StoredIQ: Lucene vs IBM StoredIQ.
Buyer's Guide
Indexing and Search
February 2026
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Lucene mindshare

As of March 2026, the mindshare of Lucene in the Indexing and Search category stands at 5.4%, up from 5.0% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Indexing and Search Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Lucene5.4%
Elastic Search12.0%
Lucidworks6.3%
Other76.3%
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Key learnings from peers
Last updated Mar 25, 2026

Valuable Features

  • "A very good product for indexing huge data with a very fast response time for search queries."

Room for Improvement

  • "If you have a requirement of adding custom algorithms for indexing data, you might face a little difficulty, as there is not much information available either in Lucene forums or mailing lists."
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Lucene customers

Bloomberg, Salesforce, Bank of America, AT&T, SAP, JP Morgan Chase, Capital One, DirecTV, Boeing, Monsanto, Warner Bros, The Walt Disney Company, Goldman Sachs, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, BlackRock

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Lucene Reviews Summary
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Developer at a tech company with 51-200 employees4.0I found this an excellent, fast tool for huge data indexing across various platforms, especially Java. Customizing algorithms or using it on non-Java platforms can be challenging, impacting scalability and support.