Open source visualization interface for Elasticsearch dashboards, maps, alerts, and AI queries.
Kibana is the open source interface to query, analyze, visualize, and manage data stored in Elasticsearch. It enables users to build interactive dashboards with metrics, charts, graphs, maps, and tables; detect anomalies with no-code machine learning; set intelligent alert rules; and investigate security events with timeline views.
Kibana integrates with Elastic Agent Builder for natural language query generation and explanation, and serves as the unified UI across Elastic's search, observability, and security use cases.
Apache Software Foundation
Apache — Superset
apache.org
Tableau
Business Intelligence Platform, Data Visualization
tableau.com
Grafana Labs
Grafana Cloud
grafana.com
Datadog
Infrastructure Monitoring
datadoghq.com
Splunk
Splunk Enterprise
splunk.com
| Attribute | Elastic — Kibana | Apache — Superset | Business Intelligence Platform, Data Visualization | Grafana Cloud | Infrastructure Monitoring | Splunk Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider |  | | | | | | |
| Founded | 2012 | 1999 | 2003 | 2014 | 2010 | 2003 | |
| Sells To | Enterprise, Small Business | — | Enterprises | Small Business | Enterprise, Small Business | Enterprise | |
| Pricing Model | Recurring, Software, Subscription | — | SaaS | Recurring, Software | Recurring | Recurring, Software | |
| Ownership | Public | Nonprofit | Subsidiary | Venture-backed | Public | Public |
Provider
Founded 2012
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring, Software, Subscription
Ownership Public
Provider
Founded 1999
Sells To —
Pricing Model —
Ownership Nonprofit
Provider
Founded 2003
Sells To Enterprises
Pricing Model SaaS
Ownership Subsidiary
Provider
Founded 2014
Sells To Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring, Software
Ownership Venture-backed
Provider
Founded 2010
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring
Ownership Public
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