Search Engine - Lucene or Solr

Question

We need to integrate a search engine in our Product Catalog management software. the catalog is expected to have more than 4-5 mn. records with relational data spread over s

Answer 1

One thing to consider is how difficult it will be to setup your application when you mix these two environments (Java/.NET). If you use the Lucene.NET libraries you can limit your required external dependency installs which streamlines deployment.

Another thing to consider is do you need the extras that Solr is offering? A(nother) web admin interface is probably great but it extends your risk envelope. Laying down Java and another service means more patch management. If you stick with .NET only your patch strategy can be the standard windows update model.

Of course rolling your an implementation using Lucene.NET will have development and maintenance costs of its own but in my experience it has been straight forward and easy to work with.