Title: Comparison of Elasticsearch options on WordPress VIP
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: May 14, 2021
Last modified: March 13, 2024

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 1. [WordPress on VIP](https://docs.wpvip.com/wordpress-on-vip/)
 2. [Search options](https://docs.wpvip.com/wordpress-on-vip/search-options/)
 3. Comparison of Elasticsearch options on WordPress VIP

#  Comparison of Elasticsearch options on WordPress VIP

|  | **[Jetpack Search](https://jetpack.com/support/search/)** | **[Enterprise Search](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-search/)** | 
| **Host** | WordPress.com | Same origin datacenter and managed by WordPress VIP | 
| **Code** | Jetpack supplied via [VIP MU plugins](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-go-mu-plugins/) | Included in [VIP MU plugins](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-go-mu-plugins/) | 
| **Speed & latency** | Fast; There may be sync delays for new content depending on the site’s size and publishing frequency | Very fast; hosted in the same datacenter | 
| **Local development** | Unsupported | Can be enabled within a [VIP Local Development Environment](https://docs.wpvip.com/local-development/local-enterprise-search/) | 
| **Offloading of MySQL queries to Elasticsearch** | No | Yes | 
| **Custom Elasticsearch queries** | No | Yes | 
| **Customization of what to index** | No | Yes | 
| **Unlimited records** | No*
__(*F)__(_irst 100,000 records are free, [additional will be billed](https://jetpack.com/support/search/product-pricing/)_) | Yes | 
| **Backend search** | No | Yes | 
| **Built-in front-end search UI** | Yes | No | 
| **Automatically highlighted search terms on comments and post content** | Yes | No | 
| **Search as you type** | Yes | No | 
| **Boosted and prioritized results based on Jetpack Stats** | Yes | No | 
| **Real-time indexing** | Yes | Yes | 
| **Searching across sites on a multi-site network** | Yes | Yes | 
| **Faceted search** | Yes | Yes | 
| **Public REST API endpoint** | Yes | No | 
| **How to Enable** | [Open a ticket with VIP Support](https://wordpressvip.zendesk.com/) | [Add code in `vip-config.php`](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-search/enable/)  |

Last updated: March 13, 2024