Elastic today
Starts at
$0.07/VCU per hour
- Contract
- Not found
- Free plan
- Trial: Free trial available, no credit card required (length not stated)
Free plan, which Elastic doesn't show (6)
A free plan you can keep, in the vendor's own words.
| Alternative | At 20 seats | Against Elastic | States that Elastic doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SlabStartup, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$160$8 × 20 seats | Not comparable | SSO and SOC 2, SOC 2, SSO | Not found | Free plan for up to 10 users with 10MB attachments, 90 days version history... |
 NotionPlus, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$240$12 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Live web search, SSO and SOC 2, No training on your data and 3 more | Not found | Free plan at $0 per member/month with a trial of Notion AI, basic forms and... |
 Slack AI SearchPro, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$8.75/userPro plan, starting price | Not comparable | No training on your data, SSO, HIPAA BAA | Not found | Free forever plan with 90 days of message history, up to 10 apps, 1:1... |
 Brave Search APIread Oct 29, 2026 |
$5/1,000 requestsUsage price | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Live web search, MCP server | No subscription | Includes $5 in free credits every month on Search, Answers, Spellcheck and... |
 Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Searchread Oct 29, 2026 |
$1.50/1,000 queryUsage price | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Live web search | Configurable pricing has a minimum monthly commitment | 10,000 queries per account per month at no cost on General pricing (excludes... |
 You.comread Oct 29, 2026 |
$5/1k callsUsage price | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Live web search, No training on your data, SOC 2 and 1 more | No minimums on pay as you go | Free MCP access to Web Search with up to 100 queries a day, no API key... |
Flat tiers (1)
Priced in tiers, where Elastic charges by use.
| Alternative | At 20 seats | Against Elastic | States that Elastic doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SearchBlox SearchAIFully Managed: SearchAI Hybrid Search, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$2,000/mo yearlyFully Managed: SearchAI Hybrid Search plan, starting price | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Permission-aware results, SSO and SOC 2, SOC 2 and 2 more | Annual pricing | Trial: 30-day fully functional free trial |
Other options (3)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | At 20 seats | Against Elastic | States that Elastic doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SliteBasic, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$200$10 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Permission-aware results, SSO and SOC 2, No training on your data and 4 more | Yearly plan: extra users prorated and billed for remaining months... | Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required, covers Basic and Pro features |
 DashworksTeam Plan, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$240$12 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Permission-aware results, SSO and SOC 2, No training on your data and 2 more | Not found | Trial: 14 day free trial, no credit card required |
 OnyxBusiness, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$400$20 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Permission-aware results, Live web search, SSO and SOC 2 and 4 more | Not found | Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
No price found, or contact sales (6)
Questions
Is there a free alternative to Elastic?
Yes. 6 AI search engines have a free plan, including Slab, Notion, Slack AI Search, Brave Search API, Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Elastic's own category, AI search engines. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Elastic doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Elastic's, which doesn't prove Elastic lacks it. How prices are read.