# Elasticsearch

Tool · [Standard tools and platforms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tools)

Also called: Elastic Search, Elastic, ELK

Software for fast searching across large amounts of text and data, from Elastic. Sites use it to power search boxes and log analysis.

**For example:** An [online store](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ecommerce) uses Elasticsearch so a search for a misspelled product name still finds it.

Official site: <https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch>

## Connects to (4)

- [Database](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/database): Organized storage for your app's information, such as users, orders and messages, so it can be saved and looked up later.
- [Back end](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/back-end): The part of an app that runs out of sight on a server.
- [Vector database](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/vector-database): A database built to store embeddings and quickly find the items closest in meaning to a question, not just the ones that share its exact…
- [Managed service](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/managed-service): A service where the provider handles the upkeep instead of the customer's own team.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/elasticsearch