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Manticore Search vs Elasticsearch: catalog facts
Manticore Search	Elasticsearch
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Freemium Free to download and self-host; Elastic sells a hosted cloud service with a free trial.
Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, Self-hosted
Full-text, vector and hybrid search in one engine SQL query interface	Full-text, vector and hybrid search through one API Scales horizontally across a cluster
A server component for developers, not an end-user search app Benchmark results depend on the workload	Running and tuning a cluster takes operational effort Aimed at developers and operators rather than end users
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
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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