Top Free Alternatives to Elastic Cloud
Stop paying expensive subscriptions for Cybersecurity tools. Discover the best free and open-source replacements for Elastic Cloud.
Why switch from Elastic Cloud?
Elastic Cloud is a proprietary service with licensing limits and pricing models that scale with usage or user counts. Switching to an open-source alternative lets you self-host, secure your business data, and avoid licensing taxes.
Matano
Free / Open Source
Open source cloud-native security lake platform (SIEM alternative) for threat hunting, detection & response, and cybersecurity analytics at petabyte scale on AWS
Key Features
- 100% data control
- Self-hostable
- No vendor lock-in
- Community-driven
Pros
- + Ownership of your data
- + Flexible and customisable
- + Cost-effective
Cons
- - Requires server setup
- - Smaller commercial support
Manticore Search
Free / Open Source
Easy to use open source fast database for search
Key Features
- 100% data control
- Self-hostable
- No vendor lock-in
- Community-driven
Pros
- + Ownership of your data
- + Flexible and customisable
- + Cost-effective
Cons
- - Requires server setup
- - Smaller commercial support
Zinc Labs
Free / Open Source
Cloud native full text search
Key Features
- 100% data control
- Self-hostable
- No vendor lock-in
- Community-driven
Pros
- + Ownership of your data
- + Flexible and customisable
- + Cost-effective
Cons
- - Requires server setup
- - Smaller commercial support
Quickwit
Free / Open Source
Cloud-native log management & analytics
Key Features
- 100% data control
- Self-hostable
- No vendor lock-in
- Community-driven
Pros
- + Ownership of your data
- + Flexible and customisable
- + Cost-effective
Cons
- - Requires server setup
- - Smaller commercial support