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question: Why should I use OpenSearch?
category: General
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OpenSearch enables people to easily ingest, secure, search, aggregate, view, and analyze data. These capabilities have led it to be popular for use cases such as application search, log analytics, and more. With OpenSearch you benefit from having an open source product you can use, modify, extend, monetize, and resell how you want. At the same time, we will continue to provide a secure, high-quality search and analytics suite with a rich roadmap of new and innovative functionality.