Engineer at IT Specialist LLC
Real User
User interface is ok, helpful extensions are available, and there is good community support
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are the data store and the X-pack extension."
  • "The pricing of this product needs to be more clear because I cannot understand it when I review the website."

What is our primary use case?

I use Elasticsearch with Logstash and Kibana.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are the data store and the X-pack extension.

The user interface is ok.

The integration of Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana is very good.

What needs improvement?

The pricing of this product needs to be more clear because I cannot understand it when I review the website.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for about one year.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This solution is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

I rely on the community for technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of this solution is a little bit hard. I did not find it hard, myself, but it was difficult for my colleague who had less experience.

The deployment takes between one and two hours.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented this solution ourselves.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing of this solution is not clear.

What other advice do I have?

This solution is ok for me and my business.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller.
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EChannel IT Architect at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
It is easy to scale with the cluster node model
Pros and Cons
  • "It is easy to scale with the cluster node model.​"
  • "Implementing the main requirements regarding my support portal​."
  • "Machine learning on search needs improvement."

How has it helped my organization?

  • Fast search
  • Relevant results returned
  • Autocomplete/fuzzy search

What is most valuable?

  • Search 
  • To implement the main requirements regarding my support portal.

What needs improvement?

Machine learning on search.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues. It is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues. It is easy to scale with the cluster node model.

How are customer service and technical support?

I would rate technical support with a nine out of 10. Support is very reactive and proactive.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did have a previous solution. It was a monster to install and configure.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing and license model are clear: node-based model. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated Solr.

What other advice do I have?

The search product is a product exposing API. Therefore, be comfortable in developing your own front-end to integrate the Search API.

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Associate Software Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Cost-effective, stable, and works well with Logstash
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial installation and setup were straightforward."
  • "Technical support should be faster."

What is our primary use case?

My organization works in the healthcare industry and we use this product as our database.

When we have questions about our data then we use Elasticsearch to make queries.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is that I can push data to Elasticsearch using Logstash.

What needs improvement?

Technical support should be faster.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Elasticsearch for about one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Elasticsearch is scalable, although we only have about five users and they are not constant. We do plan to increase our usage in the future.

How was the initial setup?

The initial installation and setup were straightforward. It will take a few minutes to deploy.

What about the implementation team?

Our in-house team was responsible for the deployment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

This product is open-source and can be used free of charge.

What other advice do I have?

I also use Kibana, which is integrated with Elasticsearch. Kibana is for visualization and we can also customize Elasticsearch using Kibana.

In summary, Elasticsearch is a very useful product that I can quickly recommend.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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