AWS Launches OpenSearch: A True Open‑Source Alternative to Elasticsearch

Friends who have followed DD will recall that earlier this year Elastic changed its open‑source license, prompting AWS to announce that it would fork the still‑open‑source Elasticsearch and Kibana (7.10) and maintain a truly open‑source branch.

Three months later, AWS unveiled the OpenSearch project.

OpenSearch consists of OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards, both based on Elasticsearch and Kibana 7.10.2.

The project is released under the Apache License 2.0 and includes features such as security, alerting, machine learning, SQL, and index state management.

AWS removed commercial‑license restrictions, Elastic‑related code and trademarks, allowing users to build and innovate without licensing concerns.

The existing Amazon Elasticsearch Service will be renamed Amazon OpenSearch Service, offering 19 versions of Elasticsearch (up to 7.10) and new OpenSearch versions.

The new service’s API will remain compatible with the existing one, and AWS promises a seamless migration path from Elasticsearch 6.x/7.x to OpenSearch, with a beta expected soon and a stable release aimed for mid‑2021.

Companies such as Red Hat, SAP, Capital One and Logz.io have voiced support for the project.

We appreciate Amazon’s commitment to OpenSearch and are delighted to see continued support for open source.

SAP customers expect a unified, business‑centric, open SAP Business Technology Platform; OpenSearch provides a truly open, community‑driven path to achieve this.

We strongly support OpenSearch because it gives us greater control and choice over our data platform while preserving the freedoms of an open‑source license.

We commit to collaborate with AWS and other community members to innovate and ensure organizations worldwide benefit from these critical open‑source projects.

Official website: https://aws.amazon.com/cn/blogs/opensource/introducing-opensearch/