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We performed a comparison between Amazon Elasticsearch Service and Amazon Kendra based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It's a good log management platform. In terms of infrastructure management, it's good.""They have the good documentation in the help text and that is the reason the Amazon is the perfect solution in the current market.""Regarding valuable features of the solution, we found with the process, which we have used in both cases where we used the solution that while you're seeing the streaming of data, you can analyze in the initial phase what sort of data you are streaming and whether it is valuable.""It enables us to efficiently search and retrieve our event data, offering us a versatile approach to locate specific information within these logs.""The initial set up is very easy...We really appreciate Amazon!""In case there is a failure, Elastic manages everything well, and there no major downtime.""The most valuable features of Amazon Elasticsearch are ease of use, native JSON, and efficiency. Additionally, handles many use cases and search grammar was useful.""The stability of the product is good."

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"Provides flexibility to tune the relevance and ranking of results.""We have good use cases where stability is everything. So it's a stable solution."

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Cons
"Amazon Elasticsearch can improve the bullion in the near search and the ease of integration with Kibana. Additionally, there could be more flexibility in the configuration and documentation.""One glaring issue was with our mapping configuration as the system accepted the data we posted, but after a few months, when we attempted complex queries, we realized the date formatting had become problematic.""There is a problem with the database. Amazon only provides the hosting to run our applications bias, but there is no option to manage the database within the Elasticsearch product.""I would say that, basically, the configuration part is an area with a shortcoming...Some upgradation is required on the configuration side so that we can get to use it.""I want to see a new feature in Amazon Elasticsearch Service that allows users to create default filters for filtered levels.""The configuration should be more straightforward because we had to select a lot of things."

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"There are some token limits.""The time it takes for indexing documents could be reduced."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "You only pay for what you use."
  • "Compared to other cloud platforms, it is manageable and not very expensive."
  • "There is a community edition available and the price of the commercial offering is reasonable."
  • "The solution is not expensive, but priced averagely, I will say."
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  • "The pricing falls in the medium range."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It enables us to efficiently search and retrieve our event data, offering us a versatile approach to locate specific information within these logs.
    Top Answer:The solution is not expensive, but priced averagely, I will say. Regarding the pricing part based on the use cases, we used to sometimes see or do some of the costing parts also in that case… more »
    Top Answer:One glaring issue was with our mapping configuration as the system accepted the data we posted, but after a few months, when we attempted complex queries, we realized the date formatting had become… more »
    Top Answer:We have good use cases where stability is everything. So it's a stable solution.
    Top Answer:The pricing falls in the medium range. The cost depends on the size of your use case because it has a fixed cost, not a variable. The licensing is on a monthly basis. There are no extra costs. Only… more »
    Top Answer:There are some token limits. We cannot ask questions with more than 30 tokens. Access cannot be more than 200 tokens. And the token is also, like, one point. Then views are very hard limits, and it is… more »
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    3rd
    out of 13 in Search as a Service
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    3,144
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    4
    Average Words per Review
    616
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    8.0
    2nd
    out of 13 in Search as a Service
    Views
    3,899
    Comparisons
    2,871
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    1
    Average Words per Review
    740
    Rating
    8.0
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    Overview

    Amazon Elasticsearch Service is a managed service that makes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale Elasticsearch clusters in the AWS Cloud.

    Amazon Kendra is a highly accurate and easy to use enterprise search service that’s powered by machine learning. Kendra enables developers to add search capabilities to their applications so their end users can discover information stored within the vast amount of content spread across their company. This includes data from manuals, research reports, FAQs, HR documentation, customer service guides, and is found across various systems such as file systems, web sites, Box, DropBox, Salesforce, SharePoint, relational databases, Amazon S3, and more. When you type a question, the service uses machine learning algorithms to understand the context and return the most relevant results, whether that be a precise answer or an entire document. For example, you can ask a question like "How much is the cash reward on the corporate credit card?” and Kendra will map to the relevant documents and return a specific answer like “2%”. Kendra provides sample code so that you can get started quickly and easily integrate highly accurate search into your new or existing applications.

    Sample Customers
    VIDCOIN, Wyng, Yellow New Zealand, zipMoney, Cimri, Siemens, Unbabel
    Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise72%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise70%
    Buyer's Guide
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    Amazon Elasticsearch Service is ranked 3rd in Search as a Service with 6 reviews while Amazon Kendra is ranked 2nd in Search as a Service with 2 reviews. Amazon Elasticsearch Service is rated 8.2, while Amazon Kendra is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Amazon Elasticsearch Service writes "Easy to use, efficient, and straightforward installation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Amazon Kendra writes "Kendra has a nice AI built-in, enhancing the search experience and highly stable solution". Amazon Elasticsearch Service is most compared with Amazon Athena, Elastic Search and Amazon AWS CloudSearch, whereas Amazon Kendra is most compared with Azure Search, Amazon AWS CloudSearch, Elastic Search, Algolia and Solr.

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