OpenSearch Alternatives

Apps similar to OpenSearch include Grafana, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Elasticsearch, Kibana, Algolia and Apache Solr. There's no shortage of Search Servers like OpenSearch, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, the web, Mac, Windows and self-hosting.

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  1. Grafana icon
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    Grafana provides a powerful and elegant way to create, explore, and share dashboards and data with your team and the world.

    87 Grafana alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
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  2. Elasticsearch icon
     55 likes

    Unmatched relevance. Real-time insights. Anything is possible — when the precision of search meets the intelligence of AI.

    70 Elasticsearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
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  3. Kibana icon
     35 likes

    Open-source interface for real-time visualization, search, monitoring logs or metrics, anomaly detection, and natural language queries in Elasticsearch, supporting machine learning, automated alerting, threat detection, and integration with tools like Slack and ServiceNow.

    50 Kibana alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  4. Algolia icon
     78 likes

    Algolia helps product teams connect their users with information by providing the building blocks they need to create fast, relevant, personalized search.

    76 Algolia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android SDK
    • Ruby
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • Angular
    • cURL
    • Ruby on Rails
    • Node.JS
    • Objective-C
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  5. Apache Solr icon
     27 likes

    Solr is an open source enterprise search server based on Lucene search library, with XML/HTTP and JSON APIs. Its major features include powerful full-text search, hit highlighting, faceted search, dynamic clustering, database integration, and rich document handling.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Azure
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  6. Viglet Turing icon
     2 likes

    Open-source, self-hosted enterprise search platform combining production search engine, semantic RAG pipeline with citations, agent framework, and generative AI. Features hybrid BM25 and vector search, broad content connectors, full privacy, and on-premises deployment.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  7. Pagefind icon
     2 likes

    Pagefind is a fully static search library that aims to perform well on large sites, while using as little of your users’ bandwidth as possible, and without hosting any infrastructure.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Rust
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  8. Searchspring icon
     1 like

    Searchspring provides solutions for online retailers such as site search, personalization, merchandising, and insights. It's compatible with ecommerce platforms like Shopify, Magento, BigCommerce, and Miva.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  9. RediSearch icon
     5 likes

    Redisearch implements a search engine on top of Redis, but unlike other Redis search libraries, it does not use internal data structures like sorted sets.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Serial Studio icon
     2 likes

    Serial Studio is an open-source, cross-platform telemetry dashboard and real-time data visualization tool. It supports input from serial ports, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and TCP/UDP sockets. It's ideal for embedded devices, external tools, and network services.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  11. Open source search server designed to be fast, scalable and with powerful and accurate full-text search capabilities derived from Sphinx search project.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Carrot2 icon
     3 likes

    Carrot2 organizes your search results into topics. With an instant overview of what's available, you will quickly find what you're looking for.

    16 Carrot2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Linux
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