# Using self-managed or hosted Elastic Cloud solution - pros and cons? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 3, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-self-managed-or-hosted-elastic-cloud-solution-pros-and-cons/84396 "2017-05-03T10:24:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ccgav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@ccgav](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ccgav)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-self-managed-or-hosted-elastic-cloud-solution-pros-and-cons/84396/1 "2017-05-03T10:24:27Z")
I am looking at using ElasticSearch to improve our full-text search within my application - I am not sure whether to go with a self managed version that I will install manually myself or use something like Elastic Cloud which is a hosted solution. Is there a definitive guide with a breakdown of pros and cons of using self-managed or hosted solutions (not just Elastic Cloud but others too) ---
**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 3, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-self-managed-or-hosted-elastic-cloud-solution-pros-and-cons/84396/2 "2017-05-03T10:53:17Z")
It's no different from any other self-managed or hosted application/service/platform. The important question to answer is where you can add the most value, dealing with infrastructure or coding your application. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 11:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-self-managed-or-hosted-elastic-cloud-solution-pros-and-cons/84396/3 "2017-05-31T11:01:10Z")
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