Best Open Source ElasticSearch Alternatives

A distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine capable of solving a wide variety of use cases, part of the Elastic Stack.

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Meilisearch logo

Meilisearch

A powerful, fast, and easy-to-use search engine that delivers instant and relevant results for your websites and applications.

58,218
MIT

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

Milvus logo

Milvus

Open-source vector database optimized for similarity search, scaling to billions of vectors with minimal performance loss

44,863
Apache-2.0

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

Qdrant logo

Qdrant

Qdrant is an open-source vector database that provides high-performance similarity search for AI and machine learning applications.

32,509
Apache-2.0

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

Onyx logo

Onyx

An open-source platform that connects to 40+ apps to provide intelligent search and AI assistance across all company information

30,463
Other

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

Chroma logo

Chroma

Open-source vector database designed for AI applications. Store, search, and retrieve embeddings with semantic similarity matching and metadata filtering.

28,515
Apache-2.0

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

Typesense logo

Typesense

Open-source search solution offering blazing speed, typo tolerance, and effortless scalability for developers and businesses.

26,063
GPL-3.0

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

OpenObserve logo

OpenObserve

Monitor logs, metrics, and traces with an open-source observability platform. Achieve petabyte scale with 140x lower storage costs and high performance.

19,389
AGPL-3.0

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

Logstash logo

Logstash

Logstash is a free and open server-side data processing pipeline that ingests data from multiple sources, transforms it, and sends it to your desired destination.

14,880
Other

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

OpenSearch logo

OpenSearch

Community-driven, Apache 2.0-licensed search and analytics suite for ingesting, searching, visualizing, and analyzing data at scale with AI/ML capabilities.

12,844
Apache-2.0

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

Manticore Search logo

Manticore Search

Open source search database delivering 2.83x faster performance than Elasticsearch. Features vector search, SQL interface, and full-text capabilities.

11,820
GPL-3.0

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

Quickwit logo

Quickwit

High-performance search engine designed for big data, offering scalability, real-time indexing, and cost-effective operations.

11,339
Apache-2.0

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

Orama logo

Orama

Blend full-text and semantic search for unlimited queries across 300 global locations. Get precise answers and matches at a flat rate, no matter your search volume.

10,316
Other

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

HelixDB logo

HelixDB

Rust-built native graph-vector database combining vector similarity search and graph traversals. 10x faster development with unified architecture, sub-1ms queries.

4,101
AGPL-3.0

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

Swirl Search logo

Swirl Search

AI-powered search and RAG platform that connects to 100+ enterprise tools without data migration. Deploy securely on-premises with any LLM.

3,032
Apache-2.0

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

Trieve logo

Trieve

Trieve offers an all-in-one solution for search, recommendations, and RAG with automatic continuous improvement based on user feedback.

2,683
MIT

Alternative to: ElasticSearch

Gigapipe logo

Gigapipe

Unified platform for logs, metrics, traces and profiles with native compatibility for popular tools like OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Loki. No data silos, no usage limits.

1,674
AGPL-3.0

Alternative to: ElasticSearch