# Can we use Elasticsearch as a database for data science

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-elasticsearch-as-a-database-for-data-science/251743>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 12, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-elasticsearch-as-a-database-for-data-science/251743 "2020-10-12T10:13:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![vero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e19b73/32.png) [@vero](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vero)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-elasticsearch-as-a-database-for-data-science/251743/1 "2020-10-12T10:13:29Z")

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Hi,

Can we use Elasticsearch as a Database for data science and data visualization projects ?

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-elasticsearch-as-a-database-for-data-science/251743/2 "2020-10-12T10:50:26Z")

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Yes.

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**Author:** ![ylasri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ylasri/32/86120_2.png) [@ylasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ylasri)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-elasticsearch-as-a-database-for-data-science/251743/3 "2020-10-12T10:58:14Z")

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Would recommand you have a look at [eland](https://github.com/elastic/eland) also

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-elasticsearch-as-a-database-for-data-science/251743/4 "2020-11-09T10:58:31Z")

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