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Drive More Revenue with Smarter Search

Personalize every shopper experience with Constructor’s AI-powered search and product discovery platform. Constructor helps enterprise ecommerce teams deliver 1:1 personalized, revenue-driving discovery journeys — driven by AI, proven by customers, and trusted by analysts.

  • Tired of rule-based manual tuning and generic keyword matching?
  • Stuck with outdated search tech that can’t deliver real-time personalization or ecommerce KPIs?
  • Want faster ROI with less manual effort and more business impact?

Join leading retailers who have already switched from Lucidworks to Constructor and turn more ecommerce searches into sales today.

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What Real Users Say on G2

How Constructor Stands Out Against Lucidworks

Constructor is consistently rated higher than Lucidworks across every key satisfaction metric — from ease of use to ROI timeline. See a detailed analysis of Constructor and Lucidworks by users on G2 and chat with us to learn how you can see revenue impact in under 4 weeks.

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Constructor Named a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Search and Product Discovery

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Constructor made the biggest leap in this year’s report, landing as a top-three vendor overall for our ability to execute and completeness of vision.

We’re now ranked #1 in many of the most meaningful areas of AI and innovation — and we’re also the youngest company in the field. That’s a combination we’re proud of.

This year’s Magic Quadrant tells a clear story: Constructor surged into the Leaders quadrant, while Lucidworks dropped from Leader to Challenger — a sign of who’s driving innovation and who’s falling behind.

 

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Search and Product Discovery, March 2025. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. © 2025 Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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Product Suite

Bring together sitewide ecommerce search and product discovery, merchant solutions, and enterprise-ready delivery — all in one AI-powered, KPI-obsessed platform built for the results that matter to you.

 

 

 

  • Generate customer-first, AI-powered ecommerce search results that increase critical revenue metrics.

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  • Drive personalized, optimized shopping experiences for each customer on every category page.

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  • Complement and optimize the shopping experience with the right recommendations for each customer at exactly the right time.

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  • Automatically organize products into themed, personalized landing pages to create a shopping experience that sparks joy — and ROI.

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  • Deliver futuristic discovery experiences with engaging, conversational AI blended with 1:1 personalization.

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  • Drive more revenue and build stronger relationships based on information your customers want you to know.

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  • Manage your entire product discovery experience in one platform — and then level up with actionable insights and predictive analytics.

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  • Kick manual work aside and let AI enrich product and category attributes your customers need to find the items they love.

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  • Finally be able to complement (instead of compete with) your organic results, thanks to Constructor's Retail Media Suite.

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  • Harness onsite signals and behavioral data to drive 1:1 personalized experiences across your full marketing ecosystem — from email, SMS, and paid media to mobile push and in-store kiosks.

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Constructor: The gold standard for enterprise ecommerce search and product discovery

Lucidworks

  • Broad industry focus reduces the ability to optimize to what ecommerce teams need
  • AI as a bolt-on and manual tuning required for personalization
  • Merchandising includes black-box tuning or scripting. Incomplete explanations of rankings
  • Optimizes for basic keyword relevance only, not business KPIs
  • Product Suite Coverage: Search, Experiments, Recommendations, Collections
  • Architecture depends on the deployment option selected. Most go live in 3-6 months
  • Many customers have upgraded from Lucidworks to Constructor and zero have switched the other way
  • No free trial available. Proof of concept is provided at a cost

Constructor

  • Purpose-built only to support ecommerce
  • Personalization includes clickstream + ML + ecommerce-specific LLMs
  • Full merchandising control. Transparent AI with strategic overriders and visual controls
  • Optimization for business KPIs: revenue, conversions, margin
  • Product Suite Coverage: Search, Browse, Recommendations, Quizzes, Collections, AI Shopping Agent, Retail Media, Cross-channel and Offsite Discovery, AI Product Insight Agent
  • API-first architecture, composable, fast to deploy. Most go live in 1-3 months
  • Average 98.5% client retention rate over the last 3 years
  • Free proof of concept

Lucidworks

Constructor

Broad industry focus reduces the ability to optimize to what ecommerce teams need
Purpose-built only to support ecommerce
AI as a bolt-on and manual tuning required for personalization
Personalization includes clickstream + ML + ecommerce-specific LLMs
Merchandising includes black-box tuning or scripting. Incomplete explanations of rankings
Full merchandising control. Transparent AI with strategic overriders and visual controls
Optimizes for basic keyword relevance only, not business KPIs
Optimization for business KPIs: revenue, conversions, margin
Product Suite Coverage: Search, Experiments, Recommendations, Collections
Product Suite Coverage: Search, Browse, Recommendations, Quizzes, Collections, AI Shopping Agent, Retail Media, Cross-channel and Offsite Discovery, AI Product Insight Agent
Architecture depends on the deployment option selected. Most go live in 3-6 months
API-first architecture, composable, fast to deploy. Most go live in 1-3 months
Many customers have upgraded from Lucidworks to Constructor and zero have switched the other way
Average 98.5% client retention rate over the last 3 years
No free trial available. Proof of concept is provided at a cost
Free proof of concept

What Our Customers Are Saying

“There are so many things I love about our Constructor partnership! Our Constructor team partners are always readily available to trouble shoot any issues that arise and help come up with solutions for our business. They are constantly innovating and releasing new products that help solve some of online retail's biggest problems. Every product the Constructor team releases is thoughtful and intuitively designed. They are always looking to improve and iterate the products provided through their platform.”
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Danielle K.
Manager of Digital Merchandising, Enterprise
“Constructor since it has launched has allowed me to get so much time back. Rather than having to focus on what new keywords I need to watch out for from the shift of one season or holiday to the next, its learning and adjusting on its own. No more fussing around with manual search suggestions, or synonyms. I am able to focus on true conversion strategy and how to get more people to these more optimal pages.”
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Lindy M.
Digital Optimization Specialist, Enterprise
“Constructor have been fantastic partners to the business, accommodating customisation to solutions to fit the needs of the brand. I appreciate their innovative spirit, supporting us to push the boundaries through opennes to trial and consulting us on further opportunities to continuously enhance CX. Ang as the Success Manager has been a real asset, liasing both business and technical requirements which has made collaboration seamless.”
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Verified User in Retail
Enterprise
“I've been thoroughly impressed with Constructor's platform. Their search and browse products have improved our product rankings and dramatically reduced the need for human intervention to merchandise our results pages. Constructor's customer success team was instrumental in our success. We had many questions and they were always ready to assist. Responses have been quick and their people are very knowledgeable. The implementation process was easy and fast, allowing us to improve the customer experience in record time.”
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Verified User in Retail
Enterprise
“Constructor's team is filled with genuine and kind people who want the best for you and your business. Constructor's support team is always available, willing, and eager to help us in any way they can. Working with them is easy, and they have found a way to make 'search' fun and enjoyable! Thank you to all who support us!”
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Peter B.
Technical Product Owner, Enterprise
“There are so many things I love about our Constructor partnership! Our Constructor team partners are always readily available to trouble shoot any issues that arise and help come up with solutions for our business. They are constantly innovating and releasing new products that help solve some of online retail's biggest problems. Every product the Constructor team releases is thoughtful and intuitively designed. They are always looking to improve and iterate the products provided through their platform.”
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Danielle K.
Manager of Digital Merchandising, Enterprise
“Constructor since it has launched has allowed me to get so much time back. Rather than having to focus on what new keywords I need to watch out for from the shift of one season or holiday to the next, its learning and adjusting on its own. No more fussing around with manual search suggestions, or synonyms. I am able to focus on true conversion strategy and how to get more people to these more optimal pages.”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Lindy M.
Digital Optimization Specialist, Enterprise
“Constructor have been fantastic partners to the business, accommodating customisation to solutions to fit the needs of the brand. I appreciate their innovative spirit, supporting us to push the boundaries through opennes to trial and consulting us on further opportunities to continuously enhance CX. Ang as the Success Manager has been a real asset, liasing both business and technical requirements which has made collaboration seamless.”
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Verified User in Retail
Enterprise
“I've been thoroughly impressed with Constructor's platform. Their search and browse products have improved our product rankings and dramatically reduced the need for human intervention to merchandise our results pages. Constructor's customer success team was instrumental in our success. We had many questions and they were always ready to assist. Responses have been quick and their people are very knowledgeable. The implementation process was easy and fast, allowing us to improve the customer experience in record time.”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Verified User in Retail
Enterprise
“Constructor's team is filled with genuine and kind people who want the best for you and your business. Constructor's support team is always available, willing, and eager to help us in any way they can. Working with them is easy, and they have found a way to make 'search' fun and enjoyable! Thank you to all who support us!”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Peter B.
Technical Product Owner, Enterprise
“There are so many things I love about our Constructor partnership! Our Constructor team partners are always readily available to trouble shoot any issues that arise and help come up with solutions for our business. They are constantly innovating and releasing new products that help solve some of online retail's biggest problems. Every product the Constructor team releases is thoughtful and intuitively designed. They are always looking to improve and iterate the products provided through their platform.”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Danielle K.
Manager of Digital Merchandising, Enterprise
“Constructor since it has launched has allowed me to get so much time back. Rather than having to focus on what new keywords I need to watch out for from the shift of one season or holiday to the next, its learning and adjusting on its own. No more fussing around with manual search suggestions, or synonyms. I am able to focus on true conversion strategy and how to get more people to these more optimal pages.”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Lindy M.
Digital Optimization Specialist, Enterprise
“Constructor have been fantastic partners to the business, accommodating customisation to solutions to fit the needs of the brand. I appreciate their innovative spirit, supporting us to push the boundaries through opennes to trial and consulting us on further opportunities to continuously enhance CX. Ang as the Success Manager has been a real asset, liasing both business and technical requirements which has made collaboration seamless.”
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Verified User in Retail
Enterprise
“I've been thoroughly impressed with Constructor's platform. Their search and browse products have improved our product rankings and dramatically reduced the need for human intervention to merchandise our results pages. Constructor's customer success team was instrumental in our success. We had many questions and they were always ready to assist. Responses have been quick and their people are very knowledgeable. The implementation process was easy and fast, allowing us to improve the customer experience in record time.”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Verified User in Retail
Enterprise
“Constructor's team is filled with genuine and kind people who want the best for you and your business. Constructor's support team is always available, willing, and eager to help us in any way they can. Working with them is easy, and they have found a way to make 'search' fun and enjoyable! Thank you to all who support us!”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Peter B.
Technical Product Owner, Enterprise
“There are so many things I love about our Constructor partnership! Our Constructor team partners are always readily available to trouble shoot any issues that arise and help come up with solutions for our business. They are constantly innovating and releasing new products that help solve some of online retail's biggest problems. Every product the Constructor team releases is thoughtful and intuitively designed. They are always looking to improve and iterate the products provided through their platform.”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Danielle K.
Manager of Digital Merchandising, Enterprise
“Constructor since it has launched has allowed me to get so much time back. Rather than having to focus on what new keywords I need to watch out for from the shift of one season or holiday to the next, its learning and adjusting on its own. No more fussing around with manual search suggestions, or synonyms. I am able to focus on true conversion strategy and how to get more people to these more optimal pages.”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Lindy M.
Digital Optimization Specialist, Enterprise
“Constructor have been fantastic partners to the business, accommodating customisation to solutions to fit the needs of the brand. I appreciate their innovative spirit, supporting us to push the boundaries through opennes to trial and consulting us on further opportunities to continuously enhance CX. Ang as the Success Manager has been a real asset, liasing both business and technical requirements which has made collaboration seamless.”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Verified User in Retail
Enterprise
“I've been thoroughly impressed with Constructor's platform. Their search and browse products have improved our product rankings and dramatically reduced the need for human intervention to merchandise our results pages. Constructor's customer success team was instrumental in our success. We had many questions and they were always ready to assist. Responses have been quick and their people are very knowledgeable. The implementation process was easy and fast, allowing us to improve the customer experience in record time.”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Verified User in Retail
Enterprise
“Constructor's team is filled with genuine and kind people who want the best for you and your business. Constructor's support team is always available, willing, and eager to help us in any way they can. Working with them is easy, and they have found a way to make 'search' fun and enjoyable! Thank you to all who support us!”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Peter B.
Technical Product Owner, Enterprise
“There are so many things I love about our Constructor partnership! Our Constructor team partners are always readily available to trouble shoot any issues that arise and help come up with solutions for our business. They are constantly innovating and releasing new products that help solve some of online retail's biggest problems. Every product the Constructor team releases is thoughtful and intuitively designed. They are always looking to improve and iterate the products provided through their platform.”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Danielle K.
Manager of Digital Merchandising, Enterprise
“Constructor since it has launched has allowed me to get so much time back. Rather than having to focus on what new keywords I need to watch out for from the shift of one season or holiday to the next, its learning and adjusting on its own. No more fussing around with manual search suggestions, or synonyms. I am able to focus on true conversion strategy and how to get more people to these more optimal pages.”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Lindy M.
Digital Optimization Specialist, Enterprise
“Constructor have been fantastic partners to the business, accommodating customisation to solutions to fit the needs of the brand. I appreciate their innovative spirit, supporting us to push the boundaries through opennes to trial and consulting us on further opportunities to continuously enhance CX. Ang as the Success Manager has been a real asset, liasing both business and technical requirements which has made collaboration seamless.”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Verified User in Retail
Enterprise
“I've been thoroughly impressed with Constructor's platform. Their search and browse products have improved our product rankings and dramatically reduced the need for human intervention to merchandise our results pages. Constructor's customer success team was instrumental in our success. We had many questions and they were always ready to assist. Responses have been quick and their people are very knowledgeable. The implementation process was easy and fast, allowing us to improve the customer experience in record time.”
G2_Logo_Red_RGB
Verified User in Retail
Enterprise
“Constructor's team is filled with genuine and kind people who want the best for you and your business. Constructor's support team is always available, willing, and eager to help us in any way they can. Working with them is easy, and they have found a way to make 'search' fun and enjoyable! Thank you to all who support us!”
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Peter B.
Technical Product Owner, Enterprise

The gold standard for enterprise ecommerce search and product discovery

FAQs

  • Constructor is a native-AI search and product discovery solution that is purpose-built for ecommerce. It is built from the ground up to optimize for ecommerce KPIs — not on Solr, with user data and AI as a marketing afterthought. Our AI engine continuously learns from every click, add to cart and purchase — no manual retraining required. It helps you adapt to regional seasonalities, strike the right balance between new arrivals and top-performing products, and optimize search results based on real shopper behavior, not just word-matching algorithms, to drive key KPIs. Request a demo to see our solution in action.

  • Constructor partners with the world’s top retail consultants, systems integrators, and technology platforms like Shopify, AWS, and Braze. We provide a variety of integration approaches to make the integration process as fast and simple as possible. Learn more about our partner ecosystem.

  • Constructor partners with the world’s top retail consultants, systems integrators, and technology platforms like Shopify, AWS, and Braze. We provide a variety of integration approaches to make the integration process as fast and simple as possible. Learn more about our partner ecosystem.

  • Constructor supports fast integrations with platforms like Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Shopify Plus, commercetools, and custom stacks. We’ve helped leading ecommerce brands and retailers get set up in 8 weeks or less—and prove ROI in just 4 weeks.

  • Constructor’s recommendations engine uses real-time shopper behavior—like clicks, views, add-to-carts, and purchases—to instantly adapt the products shown across your site. It blends this live data with fashion-specific attributes such as fit, silhouette, and seasonality to surface highly relevant suggestions, from trending pieces to complete-the-look pairings. Retailers can guide recommendations toward business goals, including promoting new arrivals or margin-boosting products, while the engine continuously optimizes for the KPI goals you set.

Recognition

We’ve helped the world’s biggest ecommerce brands reach new heights. And our results get noticed.

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Why Others Stay — And Why You Shouldn’t

Why Some Teams Stick with Lucidworks

  • Internal misalignment
  • “It’s good enough for now”
  • Perceived switching effort
  • Relying on the past, not today

Why Forward-Thinking Teams Switch to Constructor

  • Clear ROI from 70+ winning A/B tests against competitors
  • Fast implementation & ongoing support
  • G2 leader in every satisfaction category
  • Named a Leader by Gartner

Why Some Teams Stick with Lucidworks

Why Forward-Thinking Teams Switch to Constructor

Internal misalignment
Clear ROI from 70+ winning A/B tests against competitors
“It’s good enough for now”
Fast implementation & ongoing support
Perceived switching effort
G2 leader in every satisfaction category
Relying on the past, not today
Named a Leader by Gartner

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Modern product discovery isn’t rocket science—it’s data science done right.

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Looking for an alternative to FactFinder? Constructor is the only AI-first product-discovery platform built for enterprise ecommerce search, browse, recommendations, and merchandising. Unlike keyword-based engines that require constant rule-tuning, Constructor leverages verified shopper behavior, large-language models, and machine-learning optimizers to lift revenue faster—often proving tangible ROI in under 4 weeks. Compare Constructor vs. FactFinder side-by-side, explore our G2 leader ratings, and start your free Proof Schedule today to experience the next standard in ecommerce growth.

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