# Elastic pricing

Elastic Cloud makes it easy to launch and scale Search, Observability, and Security with flexible hosted and serverless options. Compare solutions and deployment to find the [right fit](/content/pricing/#elastic-cloud-hosted-vs-serverless/index.html).

### Elasticsearch

Build search and vector database applications.

[Serverless](/content/pricing/serverless-search/index.html) [Hosted](/content/pricing/cloud-hosted?cta=es/index.html) [Self-managed](/content/pricing/self-managed/index.html)

### Elastic Observability

Monitor health and resolve issues for apps and infrastructure.

[Serverless](/content/pricing/serverless-observability/index.html) [Hosted](/content/pricing/cloud-hosted?cta=obs/index.html) [Self-managed](/content/subscriptions/index.html)

### Elastic Security

Protect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats.

[Serverless](/content/pricing/serverless-security/index.html) [Hosted](/content/pricing/cloud-hosted?cta=sec/index.html) [Self-managed](/content/subscriptions/index.html)

## Elastic Cloud: Hosted vs. Serverless

The flexibility to choose between control and simplicity

###### Hosted

Operations

- Full visibility and control over HW configuration, clusters size, node count, and versions

Scalability

- Custom control over cluster capacity

Pricing

- Resource based [pricing](/content/pricing/cloud-hosted/index.html)

Cloud and regions

- AWS, GCP, Azure, Alibaba, FedRamp 60 regions across AWS, Azure, and GCP

Capabilities

- All solutions and platform capabilities

Support

- Four support tiers, depending on the Elastic Cloud subscription tier

Uptime SLA

- 99.95% Monthly Uptime SLA for Platinum and Enterprise subscription tiers. See [Elastic Cloud Hosted SLA](/content/agreements/sla-elastic-cloud-hosted/index.html) for more details.

###### Serverless

Operations

- Fully managed, just bring your data. Elastic manages all HW configuration, clusters size, node count, and versions.

Scalability

- Automatically scales up and down based on search and indexing load to optimize performance

Pricing

- Usage based [pricing](/content/pricing/serverless-search/index.html)

Cloud and regions

- Currently generally available in AWS, GCP, and Azure (see a list of supported [regions](/content/docs/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/regions/index.html))

Capabilities

- Most solution and platform capabilities

Support

- Four support tiers, depending on the Elastic Cloud subscription tier

Uptime SLA

- 99.95% Monthly Uptime SLA for Platinum and Enterprise subscription tiers. See [Elastic Cloud Serverless SLA](/content/agreements/sla-elastic-cloud-serverless/index.html) for more details.

###### Self-managed

Operations

- Full control over deployment location, HW setup and configuration, orchestration, clusters size, node count, and versions

Scalability

- Custom control over cluster capacity, storage-based autoscaling available in ECE and ECK

Pricing

- License based pricing Licensing based on number of nodes and used RAM

Cloud and regions

- Deploy anywhere: on-prem or in private or public cloud

Capabilities

- Notable upcoming features: traffic filtering, cross project search, and bring your own key

See a [detailed roadmap](/content/cloud/serverless/roadmap/index.html) of upcoming features

Support

- Two subscription tiers (Platinum and Enterprise) with identical support SLA

Uptime SLA

- Not applicable, as infrastructure is self-managed by the customer

## Ready to move forward?

### Start your trial

Experience Elastic for yourself. Get started and explore how Elastic can power your search, security, and observability needs. No commitment — just instant access.

[Try now](https://cloud.elastic.co/registration)

### Contact sales

Have questions or need help finding the right plan? Our team is here to assist you in selecting the best solution tailored to your business needs.

[Get in touch](/content/contact/index.html)

### Explore benefits

Discover the key advantages of using Elastic, from scalability to flexibility. Learn why our open source solutions are trusted by businesses around the world.

[Learn more](/content/pricing/benefits/index.html)

### Elastic Cloud, your way

Consolidate your cloud bill and make the most of your existing cloud spending commitments. Explore the [regions](/content/cloud/regions/index.html) we support for flexible, global coverage.

### AWS Marketplace

Elastic on AWS gives you the ability to run prebuilt SaaS solutions for search, observability, and security.

### Azure Marketplace

Elastic on Microsoft Azure gives you the ability to deploy Elasticsearch directly within the Azure portal.

### Google Marketplace

Elastic on Google Cloud enables you to integrate with GKE and BigQuery for scalable search, logging, and analytics.