ElasticSearch

Distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine.

★ Stars78.3k78,317 on GitHub
Last commit19 Oct 2026
LicenceSSPL-1.0Per the project
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From GitHub, fetched 19 Oct 2026.

Distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine.

Licensed under SSPL-1.0, which isn't an OSI-approved open-source licence: the code is public but some uses are restricted.

Who it suits

  • Developers building search: Elastic says Elasticsearch is “built for developers”.

From elastic.co/elasticsearch, checked 19 Oct 2026. Quotes are the project's own words.

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