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Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes vs Elasticsearch

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Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes vs Elasticsearch
Fact	Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes	Elasticsearch
Language	Go	Java
Licence	Other	Other
Stars	2.9k	78k
Latest	v3.5.0	v9.5.5
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-10-06
Release cadence	about 39 days between releases	about 4 days between releases
Active contributors	10 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	121+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Elastic Cloud. Alternatives to Elastic Cloud →
Full replacementElastic Cloud on KubernetesDeploys, scales and upgrades Elasticsearch, Kibana and the rest of the Elastic Stack on your own Kubernetes cluster.
Full replacementElasticsearchThe same Elasticsearch, with Kibana installed alongside, run on your own machines.