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Elasticsearch vs Manticore Search: catalog facts
Elasticsearch	Manticore Search
Freemium Free to download and self-host; Elastic sells a hosted cloud service with a free trial.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Full-text, vector and hybrid search through one API Scales horizontally across a cluster	Full-text, vector and hybrid search in one engine SQL query interface
Running and tuning a cluster takes operational effort Aimed at developers and operators rather than end users	A server component for developers, not an end-user search app Benchmark results depend on the workload
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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