# Why doesn't ElasticSeach cache query results like Solr?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-doesnt-elasticseach-cache-query-results-like-solr/18593>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 11, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-doesnt-elasticseach-cache-query-results-like-solr/18593 "2014-07-11T02:13:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![nroth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/35a633/32.png) [@nroth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nroth)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-doesnt-elasticseach-cache-query-results-like-solr/18593/1 "2014-07-11T02:13:43Z")

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I noticed that Solr caches the results from queries, whereas as ES will only cache for filters, not for text-based queries. Does anybody know the rationale behind this design decision? Thanks a lot for the help!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-doesnt-elasticseach-cache-query-results-like-solr/18593/2 "2017-07-06T01:16:38Z")

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