I would add that it generally does better for "realtime" applications. If your index is updated often, ES *might* perform much better than Solr. http://blog.socialcast.com/realtime-search-solr-vs-elasticsearch/ On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Ross Singer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > So the main advantages to ES over Solr that I can think of offhand are the > fact that you can store and search on complex JSON documents (that is, > documents with nested objects, etc.) making it an effective standalone > document database and the fact that it will automatically replicate and > shard to other instances using zeroconf. > > -Ross. > > On Mar 14, 2013, at 3:10 PM, Cary Gordon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I am trying to decide whether we should evaluate it and possibly do a > > Drupal integration. > > > > I know that this is not a trivial question, but, being lazy, I would like > > to know in what ways it provides services that I can't get from Solr. I > > have looked at the comparo cheatsheet — http://solr-vs-elasticsearch.com > > > > Cary > > > > On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 11:59 AM, MJ Suhonos <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> Likewise, I've been using it since mid-2010 (0.6.0). What do you want > to > >> know about it? > >> > >> MJ > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Cary Gordon > > The Cherry Hill Company > > http://chillco.com >