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title: Solutions and use cases
description: Learn about Elastic solutions for search, observability, and security use cases. Get started with ready-to-use implementations and discover how to build custom applications.
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/4226/solutions
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Hosted
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# Solutions and use cases
<tip>
  New to Elastic? Refer to [Elastic Fundamentals](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/4226/get-started) to understand the Elastic Stack, its components, and your deployment options.
</tip>

Users reach for Elastic products, features, and tools for three main use cases: observability, security, and search.
These use cases are supported by ready-to-use implementations that help you get started quickly:
- As integrated solutions on [Elastic Cloud Hosted](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/4226/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/cloud-hosted) and [self-managed](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/4226/deploy-manage/deploy/self-managed) deployments
- As project types on [Elastic Cloud Serverless](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/4226/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/serverless)

While these solutions and project types provide pre-built components for common use cases, you can also build custom implementations using Elastic's features, APIs, and tools. This documentation guides you through:
1. Evaluating if an Elastic solution fits your needs.
2. Getting started with your chosen solution.
3. Implementing specific features and capabilities.

Learn more in the following sections:

| Solution                                                                                                    | Use case                                                                            |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Elasticsearch](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/4226/solutions/search)        | Build search experiences, or implement custom use cases with Elasticsearch          |
| [Observability](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/4226/solutions/observability) | Monitor and troubleshoot applications and infrastructure with Elastic Observability |
| [Security](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/4226/solutions/security)           | Protect applications and infrastructure with Elastic Security                       |