Elasticsearch
Vector & Search · Free + paid
Distributed search and analytics engine
At a glance
- Made by
- Elastic (Elasticsearch B.V.)
- Korean
- None (English and a few others only)
- API
- Yes
- Available on
- Web, API
- Open source
- Open source (free 'Free and open - Basic' license; the exact license name is not on the page)
- GitHub
- 78,263 stars · NOASSERTION
What is Elasticsearch?
Elasticsearch is an open-source distributed search and analytics engine built for speed, scale, and AI applications. As a search platform, it stores structured, unstructured, and vector data in real time, and provides fast hybrid and vector search along with observability and security analytics. Based on Lucene, it advertises millisecond-level search and is the foundation of Elastic's open Stack platform. It can be used as Elastic Cloud Serverless or Hosted, or downloaded and self-managed.
- Data store that keeps structured, unstructured, and vector data in one place
- Text, image, and multimodal vector database
- Real-time data analytics engine
- Search engine with full-text search, filtering, vectors, and scoring
- Geo distance, polygon, and hexagon spatial analysis
- Inference service that runs Jina AI models and LLMs next to your data
- Kibana dashboards and Elastic Agent Builder
Who uses Elasticsearch and for what
- Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and vector search
- Full-text search (e-commerce and customer support search)
- Logs, metrics, application performance monitoring, and security logs
Pricing
What you get for free — Self-managed version is a free download; cloud has a free trial (after the trial, the 'Free and open - Basic' license)
| Plan | Price | Main limits |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic Cloud Serverless | Contact sales | Price figures are not in the retrieved text; free trial |
| Elastic Cloud Hosted | Contact sales | Price figures are not in the retrieved text; free trial |
| Self-managed | Contact sales | Price figures are not in the retrieved text |
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying. · Official pricing page
AI tools similar to Elasticsearch (alternatives)
Elasticsearch vs. alternatives at a glance
| AI | Pricing | Combos on the map | Connected tools | Free | Cheapest monthly | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elasticsearch | Free + paid | 0 | 2 | No | — | No |
| OpenSearch | Free + paid | 0 | 2 | No | — | No |
| Vespa | Free + paid | 0 | 2 | No | — | No |
0 of these 3 tools have a free plan.
Combo and connection counts are based on the relationships recorded on AI Galaxy Map (2026-10-26); they are not a quality ranking.
Elasticsearch on AI Galaxy Map
- One of 12 AI tools in the Vector & Search field.
- Connected to 2 other tools — #7 in its field.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Elasticsearch for free?
Self-managed version is a free download; cloud has a free trial (after the trial, the 'Free and open - Basic' license). Prices can change, so check the official site before paying.
What AI can I use instead of Elasticsearch?
Tools that do the same job, such as OpenSearch, Vespa, are connected to it on the map.
Can I use Elasticsearch in Korean?
None (English and a few others only)
Sources (official pages)
- https://www.elastic.co/docs
- https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch
- https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch
- https://www.elastic.co/pricing/
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying.