ElasticSearch

Distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine.

Active Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 14,470 commits in the past 12 months

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At a glance

GitHub stars
78.7k
Forks
26.2k
Open issues & PRs
6.6k
Last commit
2026-11-10
Latest release
v9.5.6
2026-11-02
Commits (12 mo)
14.5k
Releases (12 mo)
10+
License
SSPL-1.0
Language / platform
Java

Maintenance health: Active

Last commit within the past 90 days. Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 14,470 commits in the past 12 months.

How we label health: Active = last commit within 90 days, Maintained = within 12 months, Slowing = 12–24 months, Stale = over 24 months, Archived = read-only repository, Unknown = no data. Activity data from the GitHub API; release counts from the GitHub releases feed (includes pre-releases).

Run ElasticSearch yourself

  • RAM: ~4 GB server (2 vCPU), including elasticsearch
  • Docker: yes — image elastic/elasticsearch on Docker Hub (28027.3k pulls)

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr4 GB$20Deploy →
DigitalOcean4 GB$24Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)4 GB$24Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

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ElasticSearch is an alternative to

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