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The company behind Elasticsearch, offering search, observability, and security analytics on massive datasets.
Elastic is the company behind Elasticsearch, the open-source search and analytics engine, and the Elastic Stack — Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and Beats. Together they form a platform for search, observability, and security: ingest logs and metrics, search them in real time, visualise them in Kibana, and detect threats with Elastic Security.
Key Features
- Elasticsearch: fast full-text search and analytics
- Kibana dashboards and visualisations
- Log and metric ingestion with Logstash and Beats
- APM and observability tools
- Elastic Security for SIEM and threat detection
- Free self-managed Basic tier
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | Free self-managed tier with core search, Kibana, and security features. |
| Cloud | Check official site | Managed hosting priced by usage; see the official site for current rates. |
Prices as listed in 2026 research. Always check the official site for the latest price — plans change. Free plan: Yes — it has a free plan.
Best for: teams that want open, flexible search, logging, and security they can self-host.
Popular with: Developers, Business Owners
Popular with: Developers, Business Owners
How it works
The stack is free and open source under the Elastic licence for self-hosting, which is why it is so widely used. Elastic Cloud is the managed version, adding hosting, security features, and support, with usage-based pricing. The platform handles full-text search, log analytics, APM, and SIEM use cases, and its query language and aggregations are powerful for ad-hoc analysis.
Elastic's self-managed Basic tier is free, and Elastic Cloud is priced by usage — check the official site for current rates. It is a strong pick for teams that want open, flexible search and observability they can run anywhere, though operating the stack yourself takes real engineering effort.
Pros and Cons
✓ Pros
- Open-source stack is free to self-host
- Very powerful search and aggregations
- Covers search, observability, and security
- Huge community and ecosystem
✗ Cons
- Self-hosting takes real engineering effort
- Cloud pricing is usage-based — check the official site
- Can be complex to tune at scale
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Elastic free?
Yes — Elastic has a free plan. Free self-managed tier; Cloud usage-based
What is Elastic best for?
teams that want open, flexible search, logging, and security they can self-host.
What kind of tool is Elastic?
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View detailsLast reviewed: November 2026