# Antfly vs elasticsearch

> Two self-hosted [Search Engines projects](https://selfhost.directory/search-engines), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Antfly | elasticsearch |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #27 of 41 in Search Engines | #2 of 41 in Search Engines |
| GitHub stars | 478 | 78 429 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +460 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 32 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.2.5 · 28 Sept 2026 | v9.5.5 · 6 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Zig | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

elasticsearch scores 83/100 against 50/100 for Antfly, so it is the safer default.

elasticsearch ships more often: 32 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Antfly.

If you want the quickest setup, Antfly is easier to run; elasticsearch needs more configuration.

elasticsearch is growing faster right now (+460 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Antfly](https://selfhost.directory/project/antfly) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/antfly.md)
- [elasticsearch](https://selfhost.directory/project/elasticsearch) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/elasticsearch.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/antfly-vs-elasticsearch