Aiven — Aiven for OpenSearch
Provider 
Founded 2016
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model —
Ownership Venture-backed

Managed OpenSearch cloud service for scalable search and analytics across multiple cloud providers.
Aiven for OpenSearch is a fully managed cloud service that provides scalable OpenSearch clusters for search, analytics, and observability workloads. It runs on multiple cloud providers including AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
The service includes automated backups, monitoring, and scaling capabilities, with support for OpenSearch Dashboards and integrations with popular data pipelines.
| Attribute | Aiven — Aiven for OpenSearch | Elastic — Elastic Cloud | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | |||
| Founded | 2016 | 2012 | |
| Sells To | Enterprise | Enterprise, Small Business | |
| Pricing Model | — | Recurring, Software, Subscription | |
| Ownership | Venture-backed | Public |
Provider 
Founded 2016
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model —
Ownership Venture-backed
Provider 
Founded 2012
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring, Software, Subscription
Ownership Public


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