OpenSearch

OpenSearch is a community-driven, open-source search and analytics suite derived from Elasticsearch 7.10.2 and Kibana 7.10.2. It provides a highly scalable system for full-text search, log analytics, real-time application monitoring, and more, offering a robust alternative under a permissive…

Key facts

First appeared: 2021
Category: database
Problem solved: OpenSearch was created to address the problem of proprietary licensing restrictions imposed on the widely adopted Elasticsearch and Kibana, ensuring a perpetually open-source and community-driven alternative for distributed search and analytics without commercial restrictions on usage or distribution by cloud providers or other entities.
Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS, Docker, Kubernetes

Related technologies

Elasticsearch 7.10.2 and Kibana 7.10.2
Elasticsearch (with SSPL/Elastic License)
Apache Solr
Splunk
OpenSearch Dashboards
Apache Kafka
Logstash
Fluentd
Fluent Bit
AWS Kinesis
Grafana
Prometheus
S3 (for snapshots/storage)
Docker
Kubernetes

Notable users

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Many companies seeking an open-source alternative to Elasticsearch for self-hosting or managed services without restrictive licensing