Kibana by elastic
Your window into all of your data
About Kibana
From the project's README at github.com/elastic/kibana. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Kibana is the open source interface to query, analyze, visualize, and manage your data stored in Elasticsearch. Getting Started Using a Kibana Release Building and Running Kibana, and/or Contributing Code Documentation Version Compatibility with Elasticsearch Questions? Problems? Suggestions? Getting Started
If you just want to try Kibana out, check out the Elastic Stack Getting Started Page to give it a whirl.
If you're interested in diving a bit deeper and getting a taste of Kibana's capabilities, head over to the Kibana Getting Started Page. Using a Kibana Release
If you want to use a Kibana release in production, give it a test run, or just play around: Download the latest version on the Kibana Download Page. Learn more about Kibana's features and capabilities on the Kibana Product Page. We also offer a hosted version of Kibana on our Cloud Service. Building and Running Kibana, and/or Contributing Code
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 21k | github.com/elastic/kibana |
| GitHub forks | 8.6k | github.com/elastic/kibana |
| Docker Hub pulls | 4694k | hub.docker.com / elastic |
| NPM downloads (last month) | 152 | kibana |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 13.3 years | since Jan 2013 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 5, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 244 | last: 7 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2026-26938. What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Kibana?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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