Elastic
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Search, observe, and protect your data in real time.
How to Replace ElasticOverview
Features
47 features across 12 categories
AI/ML(3)
Leverage AI to detect unusual behavior and anomalies in metrics and logs without manual thresholds.
Predict future trends in metrics data using automated machine learning forecasting models.
Automatically detect anomalies, forecast trends, and identify unusual patterns in your data.
Analytics(4)
Build complex aggregations to summarize, group, and analyze data across multiple dimensions.
Design pixel-perfect, real-time infographics and dynamic displays with Elastic Canvas.
Create interactive dashboards with hundreds of visualization types to explore and present data insights.
Generate PDF and PNG reports from dashboards and send them automatically on a schedule.
Data Collection(2)
Lightweight data shippers that collect logs, metrics, network data, and uptime information.
Unified agent for collecting logs, metrics, and security data from endpoints and applications.
Data Ingestion(1)
Efficiently ingest large volumes of data into Elasticsearch using the bulk indexing API.
Data Management(7)
Automatically replicate indices across multiple clusters for disaster recovery and data redundancy.
Query and analyze data across multiple Elasticsearch clusters from a single search request.
Automatically optimize storage costs by moving data between hot, warm, cold, and frozen tiers based on usage patterns.
Centrally manage, update, and monitor Elastic Agents and Beats across your infrastructure.
Automatically manage data retention and performance by moving indices through warm, cold, and delete phases.
Isolate data and configurations for multiple organizations or teams within a single Elastic deployment.
Back up and restore Elasticsearch clusters and data to protect against data loss.
Data Pipeline(3)
Add context to your data by enriching events with reference data from internal or external sources.
Process and transform data in flight using processors for validation, enrichment, and formatting.
Process and enrich data from multiple sources with filters, plugins, and pipelines before sending to Elasticsearch.
Integration(2)
Build custom connectors to integrate third-party systems with Elastic Stack components.
Sync data from external sources directly into Elasticsearch with pre-built connectors.
Observability(5)
Create custom alerts based on complex conditions across logs, metrics, and traces with flexible notification channels.
Trace transactions across services to identify performance bottlenecks and errors in distributed systems.
Centralize, parse, and analyze logs from all applications and infrastructure with fast query performance.
Monitor system and application performance metrics with dynamic alerting and visualization.
Create automated alerts that trigger actions based on search results and thresholds.
Organization(1)
Organize saved objects and dashboards into logical namespaces for different teams or use cases.
Search(4)
Use Kibana Query Language (KQL) and Lucene query syntax for powerful, flexible data exploration.
Instantly search across terabytes of structured and unstructured data with relevance tuning.
Save and reuse frequently run searches to streamline analysis and reduce repetitive work.
Query Elasticsearch data using standard SQL syntax for easier adoption and integration.
Security(13)
Create secure API keys and tokens for programmatic access with fine-grained permission control.
Track and log all administrative and security-relevant actions for compliance and forensics.
Create and manage security incidents, assign cases, and track investigation progress.
Monitor and secure cloud infrastructure with posture management and cloud-native threat detection.
Define custom detection rules for threats and anomalies using YARA-L and Elastic Rule Language.
Secure data with TLS encryption in transit and encryption at rest for all stored data.
Detect, investigate, and respond to threats on endpoints with behavioral analysis and response capabilities.
Execute endpoint response actions like isolate, kill process, and upload files automatically.
Define granular permissions and control access to indices, applications, and features based on user roles.
Detect and respond to security threats with threat hunting, vulnerability management, and incident response.
Collect and correlate security events across all systems to detect and investigate threats in real time.
Integrate threat feeds and intelligence data to enhance detection and response capabilities.
Investigate security incidents with interactive timelines showing events, alerts, and context.
Visualization(2)
Create animated, real-time presentations combining data and storytelling capabilities.
Visualize geospatial data and track the location of events, assets, and entities on interactive maps.
Pricing
Free
- ✓Full Elasticsearch with basic features
Observability
- ✓Logs
- ✓metrics
- ✓APM
- ✓alerting
Security
- ✓SIEM
- ✓threat detection
- ✓endpoint security
Enterprise Search
- ✓App search
- ✓site search
- ✓workplace search
Enterprise
Popular- ✓All features including advanced ML and premium support
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Buying Elastic saves ~$1,320 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 47 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
30 known integrations