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Amazon Kendra vs Managed Elasticsearch: What are the differences?
What is Amazon Kendra? Enterprise search service powered by machine learning. It is a highly accurate and easy to use enterprise search service that’s powered by machine learning. It delivers powerful natural language search capabilities to your websites and applications so your end users can more easily find the information they need within the vast amount of content spread across your company.
What is Managed Elasticsearch? A fully managed Elasticsearch solution. It is a fully managed Elasticsearch solution built on your environment, whether it is in the cloud or on-prem, providing enhanced security, reduced latency, and reduced costs compared to externally hosted Elasticsearch. We provide reliable, secure data ingestion and search, analysis, and visualization in real-time, while you retain full authority over your data.
Amazon Kendra and Managed Elasticsearch belong to "Search as a Service" category of the tech stack.
Some of the features offered by Amazon Kendra are:
- Natural language & keyword support
- Reading comprehension & FAQ matching
- Document ranking
On the other hand, Managed Elasticsearch provides the following key features:
- Routine Backups
- Support for ALL versions of Elasticsearch, including both Elasticsearch from Elastic and Open Distro for Elasticsearch from AWS
- High Availability and High Throughput
Cons of Amazon Kendra
- Expensive3