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Yeah, there's a side project I've been wanting to build for a long time, and it needs search. But the way these prices have been presented, it seems that Cloud

Yeah, there's a side project I've been wanting to build for a long time, and it needs search. But the way these prices have been presented, it seems that CloudSearch is just not economically feasible for a SaaS / free multiuser offering.

Ecio78 14y ago
I'm in the same situation, and I'm thinkin about using Solr in a vps or trying one of those hosted cloud solr solutions
nl 14y ago
CloudSearch is just not economically feasible for a SaaS / free multiuser offering Are you saying it is too much? WebSolr etc have options that are cheaper.
- Ecio78 14y ago
  Looking for hosted Solr solutions I found also: http://www.opensolr.com/ http://www.opensolr.com/ http://www.solrhq.com/ http://www.solrhq.com/ http://www.midwesternmac.com/services/hosted-solr-search http://www.midwesternmac.com/services/hosted-solr-search http://www.netaphorsearch.com/products/solr-hosting http://www.netaphorsearch.com/products/solr-hosting http://www.acquia.com/products-services/acquia-network/cloud-services/acquia-search http://www.acquia.com/products-services/acquia-network/cloud... (they're mainly targeted to drupal) anything else?
  - edouard1234567 14y ago
    http://websolr.com/plans http://websolr.com/plans
    - Ecio78 14y ago
      "also" = additional to the already cited websolr ;)
      - friendlytuna 14y ago
        And there's also LucidWorks Cloud. http://www.lucidimagination.com/products/lucidworks-search-platform/cloud http://www.lucidimagination.com/products/lucidworks-search-p... Lucid Imagination is run by some of the most experienced Solr and Lucene devs. Specifically Yonik Seeley, who created Solr.
nl 14y ago
CloudSearch is just not economically feasible for a SaaS / free multiuser offering Are you saying it is too much? WebSolr etc have options that are cheaper.
hkarthik 14y ago
Solr or Sphinx based searching is what pushed me out of most of the PaaS offerings and into my own VPS. It's unfortunate that most of the hosted services out there are too expensive for side projects. When I looked at WebSolr, the cost exceeded my entire VPS structure, even for their cheapest plans.
- nzadrozny 14y ago
  We think our prices actually compare pretty well to self-hosting. Hosting a search engine is not cheap when it comes to memory and disk IO, and I don't envy anyone trying to shoehorn production Solr traffic into a small VPS. Not to mention, we've got transparent replicated redundancy on all our indexes—one of our better-kept secrets, I really need to update our marketing materials—so double your VPSs there.
  - hkarthik 14y ago
    After setting Solr up, I definitely see the value that you guys provide for high traffic sites. But there's a difference between production level needs and hobbyist level needs for a side projects. For side projects I'd be okay with indexing being less aggressive, sizes being more restrictive, and response times being higher if that made the pricing more accessible. I'd be happy to give you guys more money when I've got the traffic to justify it, but it'd be nice to be able to flip that on when I need it.

Ecio78 14y ago

I'm in the same situation, and I'm thinkin about using Solr in a vps or trying one of those hosted cloud solr solutions

nl 14y ago

CloudSearch is just not economically feasible for a SaaS / free multiuser offering Are you saying it is too much? WebSolr etc have options that are cheaper.

Ecio78 14y ago
Looking for hosted Solr solutions I found also: http://www.opensolr.com/ http://www.opensolr.com/ http://www.solrhq.com/ http://www.solrhq.com/ http://www.midwesternmac.com/services/hosted-solr-search http://www.midwesternmac.com/services/hosted-solr-search http://www.netaphorsearch.com/products/solr-hosting http://www.netaphorsearch.com/products/solr-hosting http://www.acquia.com/products-services/acquia-network/cloud-services/acquia-search http://www.acquia.com/products-services/acquia-network/cloud... (they're mainly targeted to drupal) anything else?
- edouard1234567 14y ago
  http://websolr.com/plans http://websolr.com/plans
  - Ecio78 14y ago
    "also" = additional to the already cited websolr ;)
    - friendlytuna 14y ago
      And there's also LucidWorks Cloud. http://www.lucidimagination.com/products/lucidworks-search-platform/cloud http://www.lucidimagination.com/products/lucidworks-search-p... Lucid Imagination is run by some of the most experienced Solr and Lucene devs. Specifically Yonik Seeley, who created Solr.

nl 14y ago

CloudSearch is just not economically feasible for a SaaS / free multiuser offering Are you saying it is too much? WebSolr etc have options that are cheaper.

hkarthik 14y ago

Solr or Sphinx based searching is what pushed me out of most of the PaaS offerings and into my own VPS. It's unfortunate that most of the hosted services out there are too expensive for side projects. When I looked at WebSolr, the cost exceeded my entire VPS structure, even for their cheapest plans.

nzadrozny 14y ago
We think our prices actually compare pretty well to self-hosting. Hosting a search engine is not cheap when it comes to memory and disk IO, and I don't envy anyone trying to shoehorn production Solr traffic into a small VPS. Not to mention, we've got transparent replicated redundancy on all our indexes—one of our better-kept secrets, I really need to update our marketing materials—so double your VPSs there.
- hkarthik 14y ago
  After setting Solr up, I definitely see the value that you guys provide for high traffic sites. But there's a difference between production level needs and hobbyist level needs for a side projects. For side projects I'd be okay with indexing being less aggressive, sizes being more restrictive, and response times being higher if that made the pricing more accessible. I'd be happy to give you guys more money when I've got the traffic to justify it, but it'd be nice to be able to flip that on when I need it.