An in-depth analysis into the market split for Apache&#x27;s Solr &amp; Elasticsearch that Steve Nellis from The Information published this morning. Interesting read breaking down the two major players in enterprise search, and both are OSS and have different licenses.<p>&quot;There’s a shift happening in the software that big companies use to search their internal data. Solr, a decade-old nonprofit-backed technology that’s most popular, is being overtaken by Elasticsearch, free software backed by a for-profit firm selling paid add-ons.&quot;<p>What are your thoughts on the rise in popularity with ES over Solr? Is the ES way of charging for add-ons the future of OSS?<p>Disclaimer: Site is a paid subscription news publication, but the article can be unlocked using my share link.