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Kibana

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From $99/mo Free plan Web
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Spec score 8.9 #9 of 98 in Data Visualization Software

What it is

Kibana is an open-source web interface for querying, analyzing, visualizing, and managing Elasticsearch data. Its tools include Discover, Dashboards, Dev Tools Console, Maps, alerting, and developer console capabilities. Interactive dashboards can combine metrics, XY charts, graphs, maps, tables, live data, drilldowns, and reusable saved queries, and dashboards can be embedded. Data sources include Elasticsearch, Elastic Agent, Logstash, Beats, OpenTelemetry, APIs, cloud platforms, files, logs, metrics, traces, and events. Data can be ingested into Elasticsearch through OpenTelemetry, Logstash, and Beats. The self-managed Free and open tier includes Kibana and the full Elastic Stack, with native authentication, role-based access control, and TLS encryption; its support is community-based. Elastic Cloud Hosted and Serverless offer a free trial. Standard hosted pricing is listed from $99 per month, as low as, based on cloud production configuration. Kibana also offers no-code machine learning for anomalies, rare events, message patterns, and alerting, plus geospatial tools such as distance filters and shape overlays.

Spec sheet

Free plan
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
System integrations
Alert workflows integrate with Slack, PagerDuty, ServiceNow, and more than 100 additional systems.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Founded
2012Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Company relationship
Elastic describes itself as the company behind Elasticsearch.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Dashboard features
Dashboards support metrics, XY charts, graphs, maps, tables, live data, drilldowns, and reusable saved queries.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Dashboard type
interactiveRead 20 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Data ingestion
Data can be ingested from logs, metrics, or documents into Elasticsearch, including via OTel, Logstash, and Beats.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Data sources
Elasticsearch,Elastic Agent,Logstash,Beats,OpenTelemetry,APIs,AWS,Microsoft Azure,Google Cloud,Amazon S3,Amazon ECS,web content,files,logs,metrics,traces,and eventsRead 20 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Embedded dashboards
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Free tier
The self-managed Free and open tier includes the full Elastic Stack, including Kibana.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Free tier limits
Self-managed Free includes community support rather than guaranteed paid support.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Free trial
Elastic Cloud Hosted and Serverless offer a free trial.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Geospatial analysis
Kibana supports multilayer maps, distance filters, shape overlays, and offline basemaps and boundaries.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Hosted support
Elastic Cloud Hosted support levels include web-based, business-hours, enhanced, and premium support.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Machine learning
Kibana offers no-code machine learning for anomalies, rare events, message patterns, and alerting.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Open-source interface
Kibana is an open source interface for querying, analyzing, visualizing, and managing Elasticsearch data.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Platform
webRead 20 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Security certification
Enterprise self-managed includes FIPS 140-3 compliance and controls for GDPR, HIPAA, and FedRAMP requirements.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Security encryption
Self-managed Free includes native authentication, RBAC, and TLS encryption.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Support options
Support ranges from community forums and webinars to web, phone, and 24/7/365 support.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Supported apps
Kibana provides Discover, Dashboards, Dev Tools Console, Maps, alerting, and developer console capabilities.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Team administration
Enterprise includes SAML SSO, RBAC, access control, audit logging, and user management.Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co

Plans and prices

Free and open Free Self-managed Elastic Stack · Kibana interface included · Community support Self-managed; community support and free Elastic Stack features Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Standard $99 a month As low as; based on cloud production configuration Elastic Cloud Hosted · AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud · Dashboards and visualizations · Maps and alerting · Web-based support Elastic Cloud Hosted; based on cloud production config, 120 GB storage / 2 zones Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Gold $114 a month As low as; based on cloud production configuration Everything in Standard · Reporting · Third-party alerting actions · Watcher · Multi-stack monitoring Elastic Cloud Hosted; includes everything in Standard plus additional features Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Platinum Priced on request As low as; based on cloud production configuration Everything in Gold · Advanced Elastic Stack security · Machine-learning anomaly detection · Supervised learning · Cross-cluster replication Self-managed; existing customers only Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co
Enterprise Priced on request As low as; based on cloud production configuration Everything in Platinum · Elastic Maps Server · Cross-cluster search · AI-assisted capabilities · Premium support Self-managed; everything in Platinum plus additional features Read 28 Sep 2026 · elastic.co

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Self-managed Free includes the Elastic Stack and Kibana.
  • Dashboards support live data and drilldowns.
  • Dashboards can be embedded.
  • Includes no-code machine learning tools.
  • Maps include distance filters and shape overlays.

Limits

  • Free-tier support is community-based.
  • The listed Standard price depends on cloud production configuration.
  • Platform listed is web.

Who it suits

Kibana suits people who need to explore and visualize Elasticsearch data through web dashboards, maps, and query tools. Its self-managed free tier may fit teams comfortable with community support.

Verdict

Kibana covers data exploration, dashboards, maps, and alerting, with a self-managed free option and hosted trial availability. The support level and configuration-based paid pricing are key distinctions when choosing a deployment.

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