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Get Started with OpenSearch

Open-source, Apache-2.0 fork of Elasticsearch for search and analytics.

Getting Started

1

Read the official documentation

The OpenSearch team maintains comprehensive docs that cover installation, configuration, and common patterns.

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2

Create an account

OpenSearch offers a free tier — sign up to get started without any payment.

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3

Review strengths, tradeoffs, and alternatives

Our full tool profile covers OpenSearch's strengths, weaknesses, pricing, and how it compares to alternatives.

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Best For

Teams wanting open-licensed Elastic

Apache-2.0 with AWS managed option

Search + log analytics on AWS

Native Amazon OpenSearch Service

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