# Elasticsearch

> The Official Distributed Search & Analytics Engine

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/elasticsearch
- **Category:** Search Engines
- **Homepage:** https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch
- **Also known as:** elasticsearch
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:30:26.717Z

## Vioscale score

**52.6 / 100**, confidence 25% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 6 | 480 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 10 | 500 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 28.9 | 17 | 491.4 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 92.2 | 7 | 645.7 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 63.1 | 20 | 1262 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 0 | 18 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 25 | 8 | 200 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 20 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch). Independently observed._

Hybrid · Free tier

## About

A distributed search and analytics engine that supports vector embeddings, log analytics, and observability across serverless, cloud-hosted, and self-managed deployments.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, On-premise, Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Search Engines. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | Self-hosted |
| **Architecture** | |
| Index engine | - |
| **Query** | |
| Query DSL (JSON / SQL / params / GraphQL) | - |
| **Relevance** | |
| Typo tolerance / fuzzy | - |
| **Query** | |
| Faceting & filtering | - |
| **Relevance** | |
| Relevance tuning | - |
| **Vector** | |
| Vector / hybrid search | Dense + lexical fusion |
| **Query** | |
| Geo search | - |
| **Scale** | |
| Distributed / horizontal scale | Clustered |
| **Ingest** | |
| Real-time indexing | - |
| **Workload** | |
| Log / analytics workload | ✓ |
| **Scale** | |
| Multi-tenancy (indexes / collections / tenants) | - |
| **Licensing** | |
| Licence class | - |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 77,629 | [link](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Java | [link](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.elastic.co) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/elasticsearch). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*