Elastic Enterprise Search
Search everything, anywhere.
Overview
Elastic Enterprise Search is a solution built on top of the powerful Elasticsearch platform. It provides three main products: App Search for building search into applications, Workplace Search for unifying internal content, and Site Search for websites. It leverages the speed and scalability of Elasticsearch while providing more user-friendly tools and APIs for specific search use cases. It now incorporates vector search and hybrid search capabilities.
✨ Key Features
- App Search, Workplace Search, Site Search
- Vector and semantic search (ELSER)
- Hybrid search
- Tunable relevance controls
- Analytics and dashboards
- Pre-built connectors for Workplace Search
- Scalability of the Elastic Stack
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Ultimate flexibility and control (especially when self-hosted)
- Part of the broader Elastic Stack (Logs, APM, Security)
- Powerful, scalable, and battle-tested core search engine (Elasticsearch)
- Strong open-source community
Unique Value: Provides a unified, highly scalable platform for virtually any search use case, from observability to application search, with the flexibility to deploy anywhere.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Powering search for large-scale SaaS applications
- Creating a unified search experience for internal enterprise content
- Implementing advanced e-commerce search with faceting and filtering
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Simple projects not requiring scalability
- Teams without any technical/DevOps resources (for self-hosting)
🏆 Alternatives
Offers more power and customization than managed solutions like Algolia, but with a higher operational overhead. It's a more open and flexible platform compared to end-to-end solutions like Coveo or Glean.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Platinum tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
Free tier: Limited resources on Elastic Cloud
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