No. 13 of 98 ·Data Visualization Software

OpenSearch

Web · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API

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Three barsScore 7.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely4 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

OpenSearch is ranked #13 of 98 in data visualization software on Freedom251, made by OpenSearch. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

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OpenSearch Free Open source · Apache 2.0 · No licensing fees opensearch.org · 4 Oct 2026

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Telemetry types: logs, metrics, traces
Log search: Yes
Distributed tracing: Yes

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The record

Purpose: OpenSearch is a community-driven, open-source search and analytics suite for ingesting, searching, visualizing, and analyzing data.
Components: The suite includes the OpenSearch data store and search engine, OpenSearch Dashboards, and the Data Prepper server-side collector.
Search: The engine supports full-text search, field search, multi-index search, field boosting, score-based ranking, sorting, and aggregations.
Use cases: The project describes search, observability, and security analytics as application areas, including log analysis, threat intelligence, and event correlation.
AI and machine learning: Listed capabilities include vector search and anomaly detection for machine learning and AI applications.
Deployment: OpenSearch can run on premises or in hybrid and multicloud environments.
License: OpenSearch uses the Apache License version 2.0, which permits use, modification, extension, embedding, monetization, and resale.
Security limitation: The downloads page warns that its minimal distributions lack security features and are intended for carefully controlled environments or embedding in another service.
Ingestion integrations: OpenSearch states that it is compatible with Beats, Fluent Bit, and Fluentd for ingestion and processing.
Business intelligence integrations: Its read-only ODBC driver for Windows and macOS connects tools such as Tableau, Microsoft Excel, and Power BI to the SQL plugin.
Dashboards: OpenSearch Dashboards is the default visualization tool and provides an interface for plugins including security, alerting, Index State Management, and SQL.
Support: The project points users to its community forum for answers and peer support.
Founded: 2021
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

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Best Anomaly Detection Software in 2026#2 of 19

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opensearch.org/about/· checked 4 Oct 2026
opensearch.org/downloads/· checked 4 Oct 2026
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opensearch.org/platform/· checked 4 Oct 2026