Side by side
OpenSearch vs Sphinx
Both stand on search engine software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APILinuxMac+3
OpenSearch provides a free search and analytics suite with ingestion, visualization, and machine-learning capabilities. The warning about minimal distributions is important: those builds do not include security features.
Visit OpenSearch Free plan
Visit Sphinx The facts
| OpenSearch | Sphinx | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows | Not published |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Not published |
| Plans published | 1 | None |
| Maker | OpenSearch | Sphinx Technologies |
| Website | opensearch.org | sphinxsearch.com |
| On search engine software | #7 of 11 | #11 of 11 |
OpenSearch: what it does well
- Open source under Apache License 2.0
- Supports full-text and multi-index search
- Includes dashboards and a data collector
- Can run on premises or in hybrid and multicloud environments
- Works with Beats, Fluent Bit, and Fluentd
What to know first
- Minimal distributions lack security features
- Minimal distributions are intended for controlled environments or embedding
Sphinx: what it does well
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