Elastic named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Cognitive Search Platforms, Q4 2025

Elastic has been recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Cognitive Search Platforms, Q4 2025, highlighting its innovation in AI-powered search through its Elasticsearch Platform. Forrester's evaluation emphasized Elastic's robust capabilities in search, data storage, and applied AI, which are underpinned by its core products: Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana. The platform is praised for its scalability, flexibility, and its return to an open-source model, fostering rapid innovation and stronger community engagement. Key strengths include the depth of relevancy and results delivery, efficient deployment options, and a customizable developer experience that supports both structured and unstructured data. Elastic's roadmap is aligned with modern AI search needs, introducing features like Elasticsearch Query Language (ES|QL) and enhanced vectorization controls, which empower developers to create advanced search and generative AI experiences. Additionally, Elastic offers a versatile deployment environment with cloud, serverless, and on-premise options, making it suitable for varied enterprise needs while maintaining high performance and security standards.