Manticore Search is a fast, open-source, and easy-to-use database optimized for search, serving as a cost-efficient alternative to Elasticsearch.
Easy to use open source fast database for search | Good alternative to Elasticsearch now | Drop-in replacement for E in the ELK soon
Manticore Search is designed for developers and organizations needing a high-performance search database to handle large-scale search queries efficiently. It is ideal for replacing Elasticsearch in log analytics, small to large dataset search applications, and scenarios requiring rapid full-text search capabilities with lower resource consumption.
Manticore Search is licensed under GPLv3 or later, which may affect usage in proprietary projects. It is recommended to review the official benchmarks and blog posts comparing Manticore to Elasticsearch to understand performance benefits and migration considerations. Active community support is available via Slack, Telegram, and forums for troubleshooting and best practices.
Visit https://manticoresearch.com/install/ for detailed installation guides
Download the appropriate package for your OS from the official website
Follow platform-specific installation steps provided in the documentation
Use Docker image manticoresearch/manticore for containerized deployment
Refer to the official manual at https://manual.manticoresearch.com for configuration and setupmanticore --help
Displays help information and available commands for Manticore Search
searchd --config /path/to/manticore.conf
Starts the Manticore Search daemon with the specified configuration file
indexer --all
Indexes all configured data sources
indexer --rotate
Rotates indexes to update them without downtime
search "your query"
Performs a search query against the Manticore Search database