# Regex vs range filter **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 11, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regex-vs-range-filter/260658 "2021-01-11T01:59:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aniaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@aniaks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aniaks)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regex-vs-range-filter/260658/1 "2021-01-11T01:59:33Z")
Which filter is performance effective on a number field regex or range filter ? Also on a text field ... Using regex filter is performance effective ? ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 7:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regex-vs-range-filter/260658/2 "2021-01-11T07:21:35Z")
Regex queries can often be quite slow so try to avoid them if you are looking for optimum performance. ---
**Author:** ![aniaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@aniaks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aniaks)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regex-vs-range-filter/260658/3 "2021-01-11T10:21:01Z")
Thanks for the response ... what would be best filter to use for my scenario ? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regex-vs-range-filter/260658/4 "2021-02-08T10:21:07Z")
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