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Quickwit vs OpenSearch: catalog facts
QuickwitOpenSearch
Free

Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.

Free

Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.

Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Supports distributed search workloads
  • Separates storage from search compute
  • Provides distributed search and aggregation
  • Works with OpenSearch Dashboards for visualization
  • Requires infrastructure and ingestion configuration rather than just a desktop install.
  • Production clusters require capacity planning and ongoing administration.
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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