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Elasticsearch license, foundation and stars
Search and vector · AGPL v3 or SSPL v1 or Elastic License 2.0 (open source) · backed by Elastic · 78,429 stars
Free and Open Source, Distributed, RESTful Search Engine
License history
LICENSE fileSSPL v1 or Elastic License 2.0 to AGPL v3 or SSPL v1 or Elastic License 2.0
AGPL v3 added as a third option, making Elasticsearch open source again.
Apache 2.0 to SSPL v1 or Elastic License 2.0
Elastic moved Elasticsearch and Kibana off Apache 2.0 to a choice of SSPL or the Elastic License, from 7.11.
Forks it prompted
| Project | What | |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2021 | OpenSearch | Apr 12, 2021: Forked from Elasticsearch 7.10.2. Source |
Latest release
v9.5.4 published Sep 15, 2026
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About and history
- Repository
- elastic/elasticsearch · created Feb 8, 2010
- Website
- elastic.co/products/elasticsearch
- Language
- Java
- Foundation
- None; run by Elastic
- Company
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- GitHub detects
- NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself)
- Stars per week
- 89 (GitHub weekly snapshots)
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | 78,429 | |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 78,333 | |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 78,240 | |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 78,028 | |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 77,986 |