OpenSolr: new fair-use rate limit policy (150 req/min)
What happened
Between the Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026 captures of OpenSolr's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: New 'Fair use & rate limiting' policy disclosed on shared plans — per-IP rate limit starting at 150 requests/minute; dedicated instances with custom limits available on request. In detail: New 'Fair use & rate limiting' policy disclosed: shared infrastructure now enforces a 150 requests/minute per-IP rate limit; dedicated instances with custom limits available on request. Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Small at EUR 17, Medium at EUR 35, Large at EUR 53, AI & Hybrid Search at EUR 5 and Additional Solr Index at EUR 10 Solr Index.
It lands 6 days after OpenSolr's previous change, "OpenSolr: Yearly discount cut 25%→15%, base plan prices up" (Aug 4, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "OpenSolr: yearly discount increased 5%->25%, new Drupal/WordPress partner discount" (Jul 4, 2026) and "OpenSolr slashes yearly pricing by 25% across all plans" (Jun 2, 2026). OpenSolr has been tracked since 2026-03-01.
In the same window Weaviate, Chromatic, Pinecone and Qdrant also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- IP · LimitLimit decrease
New 'Fair use & rate limiting' policy disclosed: shared infrastructure now enforces a 150 requests/minute per-IP rate limit; dedicated instances with custom limits available on request.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP | Limit | New 'Fair use & rate limiting' policy disclosed: shared infrastructure now enforces a 150 requests/minute per-IP rate limit; dedicated instances with custom limits available on request. | Limit decrease | |
Values as written on OpenSolr's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of OpenSolr's pricing page (opensolr.com) from Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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OpenSolr, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 12, 2026packagingOpenSolr hides €550 Enterprise price, bundles 500 free AI requests a month
- Sep 28, 2026improvedOpenSolr: Medium & Large support downgraded (Helpdesk removed)
- Aug 10, 2026packagingOpenSolr: new fair-use rate limit policy (150 req/min) · this change
- Aug 4, 2026increaseOpenSolr: Yearly discount cut 25%→15%, base plan prices up
- Jul 4, 2026packagingOpenSolr: yearly discount increased 5%->25%, new Drupal/WordPress partner discount
- Jun 2, 2026packagingOpenSolr slashes yearly pricing by 25% across all plans
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- WeaviateJul 27Weaviate: Premium plan SLA lowered (99.95% → 99.9%)
- ChromaticJul 20Chromatic relabels snapshots as "billed," trims Pro's overage pricing bullet
- PineconeJul 17Pinecone: Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) added to Enterprise plan
- QdrantJul 4Qdrant adds Multi-AZ 99.95% SLA tier and new Enterprise support plan
Questions about this change
Did OpenSolr raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit decrease.
What changed on OpenSolr's pricing page between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026?
New 'Fair use & rate limiting' policy disclosed: shared infrastructure now enforces a 150 requests/minute per-IP rate limit; dedicated instances with custom limits available on request. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does OpenSolr change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for OpenSolr in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "OpenSolr: Yearly discount cut 25%→15%, base plan prices up" on Aug 4, 2026; OpenSolr has been tracked since 2026-03-01.