Time to Bail · Boarding pass
Act. You can stay.
From November 7, 2026, Extended Support on these versions costs as much as the instance itself. Upgrade first.[1]
Act means: change a setting or plan before the date. You can stay.
OpenSearch Service: old versions cost more from November 7, 2026
From November 7, 2026, old Elasticsearch and OpenSearch versions on AWS get a new Extended Support charge. It is as big as your instance price. Storage is not affected.
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In the OpenSearch Service console, list your domains and their engine versions.
Old Elasticsearch clients may not work with newer OpenSearch. Try a copy of the domain first.
Upgrade each domain to a current OpenSearch version. AWS recommends the latest one.
| New charge starts | November 7, 2026[1] |
|---|---|
| Versions | Elasticsearch 1.5, 2.3, 5.1–5.5, 6.0–6.7 and 7.1–7.8; OpenSearch 1.0–1.2 and 2.3–2.9[1] |
| The charge | Equal to your instance pricing; storage costs are not affected[1] |
| AWS example (m7g.medium.search) | $0.068/hr is $1.632/day; with the charge, about $3.264/day[1] |
| Standard support ended | November 7, 2025[1] |
| Extended Support for these versions ends | November 7, 2027[1] |
| Security fixes in Extended Support | Critical fixes for at least 12 months after standard support ends[1] |
| Do you have to sign up? | No. The charges apply automatically to domains on these versions[1] |
| Next group | Elasticsearch 6.8, 7.9, 7.10, OpenSearch 1.3, 2.11–2.17 and 2.19: from November 7, 2027[2] |
| AWS recommends | Upgrading to the latest available OpenSearch version[1] |
| Domains on these versions | Pay the extra charge from November 7, 2026[1] |
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Time to bail on Amazon OpenSearch domains on legacy versions? Act. You can stay. From November 7, 2026, Extended Support on these versions costs as much as the instance itself. Upgrade first.
On our scale this is Act: change a setting or plan before the date. You can stay.
From November 7, 2026, old Elasticsearch and OpenSearch versions on AWS get a new Extended Support charge. It is as big as your instance price. Storage is not affected.
Here are the facts we checked:
You can stay on Amazon OpenSearch Service. You have to change a setting or plan before the date.
Leaving is a choice here, not a must.
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Domains on these versions: Pay the extra charge from November 7, 2026.
The date to remember is November 7, 2026. Make the change before then.
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People on Amazon OpenSearch domains on legacy versions can stay if they make the change. Some would rather leave. Get the playbook for this change, and list your product here.
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