# Feature comparison between Watcher 1.x vs current (2.3)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/feature-comparison-between-watcher-1-x-vs-current-2-3/49801>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-alerting\
**Created:** [May 11, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/feature-comparison-between-watcher-1-x-vs-current-2-3/49801 "2016-05-11T16:12:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![casieowen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/casieowen/32/8734_2.png) [@casieowen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/casieowen)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/feature-comparison-between-watcher-1-x-vs-current-2-3/49801/1 "2016-05-11T16:12:43Z")

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Hi,

Are the features/options of the different versions of watcher documented anywhere, stacked against each other, for easy comparison?

Thanks,  
Casie

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/feature-comparison-between-watcher-1-x-vs-current-2-3/49801/2 "2016-05-12T00:28:22Z")

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Unfortunately not, the best place to start would be reading the blog release posts.

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**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 6:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/feature-comparison-between-watcher-1-x-vs-current-2-3/49801/3 "2016-05-13T06:47:03Z")

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Hey

the release notes might be helpful, though. Check them out at: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/watcher/current/release-notes.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/watcher/current/release-notes.html)

--Alex

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/feature-comparison-between-watcher-1-x-vs-current-2-3/49801/4 "2017-07-06T13:45:37Z")

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