# Elastic Agent equivalent in Opensearch

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/elastic-agent-equivalent-in-opensearch/17044>\
**Category:** OpenSearch\
**Tags:** feature-request\
**Created:** [December 12, 2023, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/elastic-agent-equivalent-in-opensearch/17044 "2023-12-12T10:31:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![open82](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@open82](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/open82)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/elastic-agent-equivalent-in-opensearch/17044/1 "2023-12-12T10:31:55Z")

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**Versions** (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser):  
Latest

**Describe the issue** :  
Is there any Elastic Agent equivalent solution available in Opensearch?

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**Author:** ![pablo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/pablo/32/10363_2.png) [@pablo](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/pablo)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/elastic-agent-equivalent-in-opensearch/17044/2 "2023-12-12T10:37:27Z")

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@open82 As far as I’m aware OpenSearch doesn’t have such an agent.  
This is just a centralized collector for mixed metrics.  
In my understanding, Elastic Agent is an alternative to Filebeat, Metricbeat, Heartbeat etc.

OpenSearch is still using this software to collect the data.

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