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Kibana vs Apache Superset: catalog facts
Kibana	Apache Superset
Freemium Free to download and self-host; Elastic sells hosted deployments and paid subscriptions.	Free Free and open source as an Apache Software Foundation project.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Interactive dashboards with charts, maps and tables Real-time search and exploration of Elasticsearch data	No-code chart builder alongside a SQL IDE Connects to many SQL-based databases and engines
Only works with Elasticsearch Some features require a paid Elastic subscription	Must be installed and operated on a server More of a BI platform than a quick desktop database client
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0, SSPL or Elastic License 2.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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