Elastic

Search AI platform for observability and security

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Founded 2012

About

Founded in 2012 in Amsterdam by Shay Banon and co-founders, Elastic is publicly traded on the NYSE (ESTC) and built the Elastic Stack—Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and Beats—which became foundational infrastructure for enterprise search and log analytics. Today the platform spans three solution areas: enterprise AI search, full-stack observability, and SIEM-based security analytics, all running on a unified Search AI Platform available on cloud and self-managed deployments. Customers range from startups to Global 2000 enterprises across technology, financial services, government, and healthcare sectors.

Products

  • Elasticsearch — A distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine for powering search-driven applications and context-aware AI.
    Customer sectors: developers, data engineers, AI researchers
  • Kibana — Explore, visualize, and build dashboards using data stored in Elasticsearch to gain insights and monitor systems.
    Customer sectors: data analysts, devops engineers, business intelligence
  • Elastic Agent Builder — Build context-aware agents that incorporate data to deliver relevant insights and automation faster.
    Customer sectors: developers, machine learning engineers, automation specialists
  • Elastic Cloud — Host and scale Elasticsearch on any cloud with flexibility, control, or run serverless with zero operational load.
    Customer sectors: cloud architects, devops engineers, enterprises
  • Elastic Security — Detect, investigate, and remediate cyber threats with AI-driven security analytics and endpoint protection.
    Customer sectors: security analysts, IT operations, enterprise security teams

Market research & competitive positioning

Source-backed TAM / SAM / SOM sizing, displacement analysis, and an interactive peer positioning map for Elastic — available to members.

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