Monitoring Visualization mature
Kibana
Visualization and exploration for Elasticsearch data
20.0K stars
500 contributors
Since 2020
Visualization and exploration for Elasticsearch data
License
SSPL
Min RAM
1 GB
Min CPUs
1 core
Scaling
single_node
Complexity
intermediate
Performance
medium
Self-hostable
✓
K8s native
✓
Offline
✕
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none
Use cases
- ✓ Primary: log-visualization
- ✓ Primary: elasticsearch-dashboards
- ✓ Primary: data-exploration
Anti-patterns / when NOT to use
- ✕ SSPL license limits redistribution
- ✕ Tied to Elasticsearch ecosystem
- ✕ Heavy for simple visualizations
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Technical specs
Language
TypeScript
API type
REST
Protocols
HTTP
Deployment
docker
Community
GitHub stars 20.0K
Contributors 500
Commit frequency weekly
Plugin ecosystem none
Backing Elastic
Funding open_core
Release
Latest version
— Last release —
Since 2020
Best fit
Team size
smallmediumenterprise
Industries
general