quickwit

The premium Open Source alternative to Elasticsearch

🎯 Best for:Indexing massive immutable datasets
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What is quickwit?

A sub-second search engine designed for logs and traces, replacing heavy indexers like Elasticsearch. It stores data directly on object storage like S3, decoupling compute from storage for cost efficiency.

Tech Stack
RustMonitoring & Logs

Why quickwit?

  • Decoupled compute/storage
  • Rust performance
  • Kafka native integration

Limitations

  • Not for mutable data
  • Fewer aggregations than Elastic
  • Requires object storage
3/5/2026
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
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$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
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