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Elastic vs Fortra

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Elastic
Based on 220 reviews.
Fortra
Based on 186 reviews.
Overview
Elasticsearch is a search server based on Lucene. It provides a distributed, multitenant-capable full-text search engine with a RESTful web interface and schema-free JSON documents. Elasticsearch is developed in Java and is released as open source under the terms of the Apache License. Elasticsearch is the second most popular enterprise search engine. Shay Banon created Compass in 2004. Elasticsearch BV was founded in 2012 to provide commercial solutions around Elasticsearch and related software.
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Sample Customers
Elastic Security
Texas A&M, U.S. Air Force, NuScale Power, Martin's Point Health Care
Elastic Observability
PSCU, Entel, VITAS, Mimecast, Barrett Steel, Butterfield Bank
Digital Guardian
The Fifth Avenue Theatre, Jabil Circuit
Fortra's Intermapper
Greater Media Detroit, University of British Columbia, Don's Farm Supply
Fortra's Event Manager
MGF Logistique
Fortra's Network Server Suite
Mizuno USA, SunGard, City of Corpus Cristi, Plan International
Fortra's Tripwire Log Center
1. Aetna 2. Adobe 3. ADP 4. Airbus 5. Amazon 6. American Express 7. Aon 8. ATT 9. Bank of America 10. Barclays 11. BASF 12. Bayer 13. Bechtel 14. Boeing 15. BNP Paribas 16. Cisco 17. CocaCola 18. Comcast 19. Dell 20. Deutsche Bank 21. Eni 22. ExxonMobil 23. Ford 24. GE 25. Google 26. HP 27. IBM 28. Intel 29. JPMorgan Chase 30. Kelloggs 31. Lockheed Martin 32. McDonald's
Popular Solutions
Top Industries
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
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Technical Support
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