# Elastic

> Elastic develops open-source and commercial search, observability, and security analytics platforms built on Elasticsearch. It serves enterprises and developers needing scalable log analysis, monitoring, and threat detection.

**Category:** saas / unknown  
**Domain:** elastic.co  
**Source:** [Toneeto](https://www.toneeto.com/discover/elastic.co)  
**Last updated:** March 19, 2026

## Changelog

### Mar 19, 2026 — Free Tier

Elastic offers a free tier

- Elastic offers a free tier _(90% confidence)_

### Dec 18, 2025 — New Feature

Elastic Events app version 2.2.0 was released on December 18, 2025

- Elastic Events app version 2.2.0 was released on December 18, 2025 _(90% confidence)_

### Nov 1, 2025 — New Feature

Elastic introduced new serverless pricing on November 1, 2025; Elastic launched Elastic Observability Serverless on November 1, 2025; Elastic launched Elastic Security Serverless on November 1, 2025 (+1 more)

- Elastic introduced new serverless pricing on November 1, 2025 _(90% confidence (cross-referenced))_
- Elastic launched Elastic Observability Serverless on November 1, 2025 _(90% confidence (cross-referenced))_
- Elastic launched Elastic Security Serverless on November 1, 2025 _(90% confidence (cross-referenced))_
- Elastic introduced optional add-ons for serverless offerings on November 1, 2025 _(90% confidence)_

### Jan 15, 2025 — New Feature

Elastic 9.3 was released on January 15, 2025

- Elastic 9.3 was released on January 15, 2025 _(90% confidence)_

### Dec 1, 2024 — New Feature

Elastic 9.2 was released on December 1, 2024

- Elastic 9.2 was released on December 1, 2024 _(90% confidence)_

### Oct 15, 2024 — New Feature

Elastic 9.1 and 8.19 were released on October 15, 2024

- Elastic 9.1 and 8.19 were released on October 15, 2024 _(90% confidence)_

### Sep 1, 2024 — New Feature

Elastic 9.0 and 8.18 were released on September 1, 2024

- Elastic 9.0 and 8.18 were released on September 1, 2024 _(90% confidence)_

### Jul 15, 2024 — New Feature

Elastic 8.17 was released on July 15, 2024

- Elastic 8.17 was released on July 15, 2024 _(90% confidence)_

### Jun 1, 2024 — New Feature

Elastic 8.16 was released on June 1, 2024

- Elastic 8.16 was released on June 1, 2024 _(90% confidence)_

## Pricing

| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per mo) | Type |
|------|---------|-----------------|------|
| Standard | $99 | — | subscription |
| Gold | $114 | — | subscription |
| Platinum | $131 | — | subscription |
| Enterprise | $184 | — | subscription |

## Competitors

- [ElasticSearch](https://www.toneeto.com/discover/elasticsearch.com)
- [Splunk](https://www.toneeto.com/discover/splunk.com)
- [Datadog](https://www.toneeto.com/discover/datadog.com)
- [New Relic](https://www.toneeto.com/discover/newrelic.com) — New Relic focuses on application performance monitoring (APM) and observability; Elastic is broader (search, analytics, security, observability). Elastic has stronger search/log analytics; New Relic has stronger APM heritage but smaller market share.
- [Amazon OpenSearch Service](https://www.toneeto.com/discover/amazonopensearchservice.com)

## Audience Segments

### startup_team (50% fit)

**Use case:** Elastic for small teams
**Why:** Insufficient evidence for specific segmentation, defaulting to startup_team
**Key considerations:** ease of use, value for money

## Gotchas & Limitations

- Complex pricing structure [moderate]
- Steep learning curve for new users [moderate]
- Limited support options in lower-tier plans [major]

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