Decision Workspace
elastic vs opensearch vs elasticsearch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
elastic
growingv0.20.10
A modular sync and async client for the Elasticsearch REST API.
66
opensearch
stablev2.4.0
Official OpenSearch Rust client
64
elasticsearch
growingv9.1.0-alpha.1
Official Elasticsearch Rust client
Core Metrics
| elastic | opensearch | elasticsearch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 66 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 166.0K | 2.2M | 19.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.2K | 200.9K | 1.6M |
| Dependents | 23 | 154 | 446 |
| Releases | 36 | 7 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 2456d ago | 3d ago | 231d ago |
| Age | 9y 2m | 4y 1m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
elastic
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
opensearch
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
elasticsearch
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| elastic | opensearch | elasticsearch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.20.10 | 2.4.0 | 9.1.0-alpha.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 32 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 151KB | 298KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •opensearch leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •elasticsearch has the most downloads (19.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •elasticsearch is depended on by 446 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ elastic has not been updated in over a year.
- •elastic is pre-1.0 — API may change.