# Elastic: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/elastic

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Ecommerce search and merchandising](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/ecommerce-search-and-merchandising/index.md) | 0% | 20 | 0% | 3 |
| [Brand protection platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/brand-protection/index.md) | 0% | 83 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Want maximum control and developer-friendly? → Algolia or Elastic/OpenSearch + frontend merchandising layer." (Grok 4.20, Ecommerce search)
- "Best for custom/self-managed stack: Elastic / Elasticsearch-based approach" (GPT-5.4 mini, Ecommerce search)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Elastic, from 6 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- algolia.com: 5
- constructor.com: 3
- clerk.io: 2
- coveo.com: 2
- elastic.co: 2 (its own site)
- marketmaze.me: 2
- accenture.com: 1
- bemeir.com: 1
- bloomreach.com: 1
- checkflow.io: 1

### Pages cited

- https://algolia.com/blog/ecommerce/ecommerce-search-solutions: 2
- https://algolia.com/resources/asset/report-b2b-site-search-trends-2024: 2
- https://elastic.co/enterprise-search/ecommerce: 2
- https://marketmaze.me/p/tools-ecommerce-site-search: 2
- https://accenture.com/content/dam/accenture/final/a-com-migration/manual/r3/pdf/pdf-141/Accenture-Cloud-Search-Platforms.pdf: 1
- https://algolia.com/blog/algolia/site-search-software: 1
- https://algolia.com/blog/ecommerce/ecommerce-personalization-platforms-a-buyers-guide: 1
- https://algolia.com/en/distributed-secure/security-compliance: 1

## In its own words

What Elastic's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The Search AI Company (https://elastic.co/)
- For: professional use only (https://elastic.co/)
- Price stated: Pricing (https://elastic.co/)
- Free plan or trial: Start free trial (https://elastic.co/)
- Certifications: FedRAMP, PCI DSS, CSA STAR, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 2
- Hosting: AWS, GCP, Azure, Alibaba, FedRamp, 60 regions across AWS, Azure, and GCP, Currently generally available in AWS, GCP, and Azure, any cloud
- Customers named: Docusign, UOL, Pepsi, IBM, PepsiCo, GitHub, EY, Comcast

## What it publishes

Every page elastic.co exposes, read 2026-09-29: 24296 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 3188 pages, 52 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- case study: 266 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 724 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 373 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 18203 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-03
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 95 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 220 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Devrel newsletter september 2026 https://www.elastic.co/blog/devrel-newsletter-september-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Elastic cloud azure cobalt arm https://www.elastic.co/blog/elastic-cloud-azure-cobalt-arm
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Atomic claim checking against llm hallucinations https://www.elastic.co/blog/atomic-claim-checking-against-llm-hallucinations
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Elastic stack 8 19 22 released https://www.elastic.co/blog/elastic-stack-8-19-22-released
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Snap error fy2028 penalty https://www.elastic.co/blog/snap-error-fy2028-penalty
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Australia parliamentary ai showcase https://www.elastic.co/blog/australia-parliamentary-ai-showcase

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.