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Kibana

Elastic's web interface for searching, visualising and managing data stored in Elasticsearch.

Free plan + paidOpen sourceSelf-hostableMonitoring and error tracking tools
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About Kibana

Kibana is the browser-based front end of the Elastic Stack. It lets you explore indexed data with Discover, build charts and dashboards with Lens, Canvas, maps and Vega, and run requests against Elasticsearch from the Dev Tools console. On top of that it hosts Elastic's log, metrics, uptime and APM apps, machine learning jobs such as anomaly detection, and rule-based alerting that can notify email, Slack, PagerDuty and other services. It is used by operations, security and data teams who already store logs, metrics or events in Elasticsearch. You can self-manage Kibana for free alongside Elasticsearch, with more advanced features in paid subscriptions, or use it as part of Elastic Cloud. It runs in the browser against a Kibana server you host or Elastic hosts. It only works with Elasticsearch, and several useful features, including some alerting connectors and machine learning, require a paid tier.

Best for: Teams storing logs, metrics or events in Elasticsearch who want dashboards and alerting.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Deep integration with Elasticsearch features
  • Dashboards, maps, Lens and Canvas visualisations
  • Dev Tools console for raw queries
  • Built-in apps for logs, metrics, uptime and APM

Why people leave

  • Works only with Elasticsearch
  • Machine learning and some alerting connectors need paid tiers
  • Heavy to run just for basic index administration

Top Kibana alternatives

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  1. 1Grafana logo
    Grafana

    Dashboards across many data sources, including Elasticsearch, so you aren't tied to one backend.

    79.8
  2. 2Graylog logo
    Graylog

    Purpose-built log management with search, streams and alerts if logs are your main use.

    59.4

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Kibana: common questions

Is Kibana free?

Kibana has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: Yes, free Basic features when self-managed (checked on Kibana's own site).

Is Kibana open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at elastic/kibana. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does Kibana run on?

Kibana is available for Web and Self-hosted.

What are the best alternatives to Kibana?

The highest-ranked Kibana alternatives right now are Grafana and Graylog. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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