Migrating to ClickStack from Elastic - ClickHouse Documentation

This guide provides a comprehensive approach to migrating from Elastic Stack to ClickStack. We focus on a parallel operation strategy that minimizes risk while leveraging ClickHouse’s strengths in observability workloads.

Section	Description
Introduction	Overview of the migration process and key considerations
Concepts	Understanding equivalent concepts between Elastic and ClickStack
Types	Mapping Elasticsearch types to ClickHouse equivalents
Search	Comparing search capabilities and query syntax
Migrating Data	Strategies for data migration and parallel operation
Migrating Agents	Transitioning from Elastic agents to OpenTelemetry
Migrating SDKs	Replacing Elastic APM agents with OpenTelemetry SDKs

Last modified on June 6, 2026

OverviewOverview for migrating to the ClickHouse Observability Stack from Elastic