Elasticsearch
6.7#6 in vector databasesFrom $99 a monthWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitElasticsearch vs Weaviate
What both publish
| Fact | Elasticsearch | Weaviate |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | It can run on premises, in the cloud, across clouds, or as a managed serverless service. | Weaviate can run as a hosted service or a self-managed instance locally or with a cloud provider; deployment options include Docker and Kubernetes. |
| Founded | 2012 | 2019 |
| Integrations | Elastic describes 350+ integrations and supports ingestion through Elastic Agent, connectors, APIs, language clients, and Logstash. | The integration ecosystem lists cloud and model integrations including AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere, Hugging Face, and Ollama. |
| Search | It supports full-text, semantic, and hybrid search with filters, ranking, and reranking. | The database supports hybrid search that combines vector and BM25 keyword search, along with semantic and keyword search. |
| Support | Elastic Cloud Hosted and Serverless offer four support tiers depending on subscription tier. | Free includes Basic Support; Flex lists Standard Support with next-business-day Sev 1 response, while Premium lists enterprise support as fast as 1-hour Sev 1. |
Elasticsearch plans
- BasicPriced on request
- Standard$99 a month
- Gold$114 a month
- Platinum$131 a month
- Enterprise$184 a month
- Elastic Cloud Serverless—
Weaviate plans
- FreeFree
- Flex$45 a month
- PremiumPriced on request
Pick Elasticsearch if…
Elasticsearch suits teams building search or analytics applications that need full-text, semantic or vector search. It also fits organisations choosing between self-managed, cloud-hosted and serverless deployment.
Pick Weaviate if…
Weaviate is aimed at developers building search, RAG, or agent infrastructure. Its deployment options may suit teams ranging from startups to enterprises that want hosted or self-managed operation.