Elastic Stack getting expensive? You’re not imagining it.
Many teams are surprised by the rising costs of enterprise Elastic—between license fees, cloud markups, and bundled features they don’t need.

This post breaks down:

• Where the costs come from
• When it makes sense to switch to third party managed Elasticsearch
• And why OpenSearch is gaining traction

→ Read the full comparison: https://dattell.com/data-architecture-blog/why-is-enterprise-elastic-so-expensive-and-what-are-the-alternatives/