Elastic product search

Elastic is a leading search and data analytics platform founded in 2012 by Shay Banon, Uri Boness, Steven Schuurman, and Simon Willnauer. Originally built around the open-source Elasticsearch project, the company has evolved into a comprehensive suite known as the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, and Beats), used for observability, security, and search-powered applications.

While the company has roots in Amsterdam and Germany, Elastic operates as a distributed-first organization with a significant presence in the United States. It is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ESTC). Because it is a software product, its development and cloud hosting infrastructure are distributed across global data centers and remote engineering teams rather than being manufactured in a single physical location.

The Elastic brand is recognized globally for its contribution to open-source software and its enterprise-grade platform. As of 2024 and beyond, the company remains an independent entity, managed by its executive team and board of directors, serving thousands of customers including Netflix, Uber, and Microsoft.