# Elasticsearch

> Distributed search and analytics engine

A RESTful search engine for full-text, vector and log search at scale.

- Source: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch
- Homepage: https://www.elastic.co/products/elasticsearch
- License: NOASSERTION
- Language: Java
- Stars: 78179
- Forks: 26107
- Contributors: 2273
- Last commit: 2026-10-03
- Latest release: v9.5.4 (2026-09-15)
- Purpose: Developer tools, Data & analytics, Databases & backends
- Runs on: Docker / self-host
- For: Enterprise

## Worth score: 77/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 24/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 15/15
- Readiness: 3/15

## Alternatives

- [ClickHouse](https://diggithub.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse.md): Real-time analytics database
- [DuckDB](https://diggithub.com/duckdb/duckdb.md): In-process analytical SQL database
- [Lance](https://diggithub.com/lance-format/lance.md): Lakehouse format for multimodal AI
- [etcd](https://diggithub.com/etcd-io/etcd.md): Reliable distributed key-value store
- [Appwrite](https://diggithub.com/appwrite/appwrite.md): Backend platform for web, mobile and AI apps
- [TiDB](https://diggithub.com/pingcap/tidb.md): Distributed SQL database
- [RustFS](https://diggithub.com/rustfs/rustfs.md): High-performance S3-compatible object storage
- [Dgraph](https://diggithub.com/dgraph-io/dgraph.md): Distributed graph database

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/elastic/elasticsearch
Updated: 2026-10-03