3 ms·One should keep in mind that ELK is quite expensive once you reach the point where you need to pay for it.by caseyf7 7y agoOne should keep in mind that ELK is quite expensive once you reach the point where you need to pay for it.scaryclam 7y agoHow so? Honest question as I'm curious where the hidden costs might be.est 7y agoFrom my limited experience the ElasticSearch requires tons of excessive RAM, storage and CPU. The bloat rate is about 1.5X to 2X your data size.