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Open source alternatives to ElasticSearch[012]
ElasticSearch stores and indexes documents for full-text search, filtering, aggregation and log analytics across distributed clusters. Below are 12 self-hostable open source alternatives, ranked by GitHub popularity.
Meilisearch
A lightning-fast search engine that fits effortlessly into your apps
★ STARS
57.5k
⑂ FORKS
2.5k
Milvus
Milvus is a high-performance, cloud-native vector database built for scalable vector ANN search
★ STARS
44.2k
⑂ FORKS
4.0k
Qdrant
High-performance, massive-scale Vector Database and Vector Search Engine for the next generation of AI. Also available in the cloud
★ STARS
31.1k
⑂ FORKS
2.2k
Onyx
Open Source AI Chat
★ STARS
29.2k
⑂ FORKS
3.9k
Chroma
Search infrastructure for AI
★ STARS
27.9k
⑂ FORKS
2.2k
Typesense
Open Source alternative to Algolia + Pinecone
★ STARS
25.8k
⑂ FORKS
886
OpenObserve
OpenObserve is an open-source observability platform for logs, metrics, traces, and frontend monitoring. A cost-effective alternative to Datadog, Splunk, and Elasticsearch with 140x lower storage costs and single binary deployment.
★ STARS
18.8k
⑂ FORKS
809
Logstash
Transport and process your logs, events, or other data
★ STARS
14.8k
⑂ FORKS
3.5k
OpenSearch
Open source distributed and RESTful search engine.
★ STARS
12.9k
⑂ FORKS
2.6k
Manticore Search
Easy to use open source fast database for search | Good alternative to Elasticsearch | Drop-in replacement for E in the ELK stack
★ STARS
11.8k
⑂ FORKS
624
Quickwit
Cloud-native search engine for observability. An open-source alternative to Datadog, Elasticsearch, Loki, and Tempo.
★ STARS
11.2k
⑂ FORKS
540
HelixDB
The fastest & most scalable graph-vector database on the market
★ STARS
4.3k
⑂ FORKS
223
// EDITOR'S TAKE
OpenSearch is the literal drop-in, a fork that keeps the same APIs and query language under Apache 2.0, so migrations are mostly a config change. If you only need product or site search, Meilisearch and Typesense are dramatically simpler to operate with typo tolerance built in, and Quickwit is the cheaper option for log search backed by object storage.
// FREQUENTLY ASKED
What is the best open source ElasticSearch alternative?
Meilisearch is the most popular open source ElasticSearch alternative by GitHub stars (57,452 stars). The other 11 options are ranked above.
Are these ElasticSearch alternatives self-hostable?
Yes — every project listed here is open source and runs on your own infrastructure. Click into a project to see its license, stars, language, and current health status.
Are they free?
All projects shown are free and open source. Check each project's license page for the terms — most are MIT, Apache 2.0, or AGPL.