No. 4 of 98 ·Data Visualization Software

Kibana

Web · paid plans from $99/mo

Freedom report

Two barsScore 7.8

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Kibana is ranked #4 of 98 in data visualization software on Freedom251, made by Kibana. It runs on Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $99/mo.

Kibana plans and pricing

All plans

Free and open Free Self-managed Elastic Stack · Kibana interface included · Community support elastic.co · 28 Sept 2026

Standard $99/mo 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.co · 28 Sept 2026

Gold $114/mo As low as; based on cloud production configuration Everything in Standard · Reporting · Third-party alerting actions · Watcher · Multi-stack monitoring elastic.co · 28 Sept 2026

Platinum $131 As low as; based on cloud production configuration Everything in Gold · Advanced Elastic Stack security · Machine-learning anomaly detection · Supervised learning · Cross-cluster replication elastic.co · 28 Sept 2026

Enterprise $184 As low as; based on cloud production configuration Everything in Platinum · Elastic Maps Server · Cross-cluster search · AI-assisted capabilities · Premium support elastic.co · 28 Sept 2026

Compared on data visualization software

Free plan: Yes
Paid from: Free
Dashboard type: interactive
Embedded dashboards: Yes
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 events
Platform: web

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The record

Open-source interface: Kibana is an open source interface for querying, analyzing, visualizing, and managing Elasticsearch data.
Free tier: The self-managed Free and open tier includes the full Elastic Stack, including Kibana.
Free tier limits: Self-managed Free includes community support rather than guaranteed paid support.
Free trial: Elastic Cloud Hosted and Serverless offer a free trial.
Supported apps: Kibana provides Discover, Dashboards, Dev Tools Console, Maps, alerting, and developer console capabilities.
Dashboard features: Dashboards support metrics, XY charts, graphs, maps, tables, live data, drilldowns, and reusable saved queries.
Security encryption: Self-managed Free includes native authentication, RBAC, and TLS encryption.
Security certification: Enterprise self-managed includes FIPS 140-3 compliance and controls for GDPR, HIPAA, and FedRAMP requirements.
Team administration: Enterprise includes SAML SSO, RBAC, access control, audit logging, and user management.
System integrations: Alert workflows integrate with Slack, PagerDuty, ServiceNow, and more than 100 additional systems.
Data ingestion: Data can be ingested from logs, metrics, or documents into Elasticsearch, including via OTel, Logstash, and Beats.
Support options: Support ranges from community forums and webinars to web, phone, and 24/7/365 support.
Company relationship: Elastic describes itself as the company behind Elasticsearch.
Machine learning: Kibana offers no-code machine learning for anomalies, rare events, message patterns, and alerting.
Price from: $99/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Data Visualization Software in 2026#4 of 98

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Sources

elastic.co/kibana· checked 28 Sept 2026
elastic.co/pricing/self-managed· checked 28 Sept 2026
elastic.co/pricing/cloud-hosted· checked 28 Sept 2026