# Open Source versus Basic Plan?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/open-source-versus-basic-plan/205949>\
**Category:** Elastic Search\
**Tags:** elastic-app-search\
**Created:** [October 30, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/open-source-versus-basic-plan/205949 "2019-10-30T21:19:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Brian\_B](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brian_b/32/46413_2.png) [@Brian\_B](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Brian_B)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/open-source-versus-basic-plan/205949/1 "2019-10-30T21:19:52Z")

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According to the subscriptions page, there are two different free downloads: Open Source and Basic. The Basic version appears to have more features. But when I click on the links for the two options they both redirect you to the same download page, thus making it seem that they are actually identical. Are there two different downloads are are they both the same product?

Here is the page: [Subscriptions | Elastic Stack Products & Support | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions)

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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:** [October 30, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/open-source-versus-basic-plan/205949/2 "2019-10-30T21:45:19Z")

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If you go into each product download, you can access either the default or open source download from there 🙂

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**Author:** ![Brian\_B](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brian_b/32/46413_2.png) [@Brian\_B](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Brian_B)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/open-source-versus-basic-plan/205949/3 "2019-10-30T21:56:33Z")

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Thanks Mark. I'm actually just curious to make sure I got the better version. 🙂

When I go into the product download there is only one option per this page:  
[https://www.elastic.co/downloads/app-search](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/app-search)

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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:** [October 30, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/open-source-versus-basic-plan/205949/4 "2019-10-30T23:28:05Z")

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Ahh righto, only the single distribution of App Search 🙂

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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 27, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/open-source-versus-basic-plan/205949/5 "2019-11-27T23:28:05Z")

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