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Redash vs Kibana: catalog facts
Redash	Kibana
Free Free and open source.	Freemium Free to download and self-host; Elastic sells hosted deployments and paid subscriptions.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Connects to a wide range of SQL, NoSQL and API sources Collaborative SQL editor with schema browser and snippets	Interactive dashboards with charts, maps and tables Real-time search and exploration of Elasticsearch data
Needs a server to host it Most useful for SQL-literate users	Only works with Elasticsearch Some features require a paid Elastic subscription
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0, SSPL or Elastic License 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 September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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