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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kibana

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AKibana allows users to visualize Elasticsearch data and navigate the Elastic Stack so you can do anything from tracking query load to understanding the way requests flow through your apps.N/A

    Retool

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ARetool is a UI software component library presenting a fast way to build custom internal tools, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, California.

    $10

    per month per user

    Pricing
    KibanaRetool
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Team
    $10
    per month per user
    Business
    $50
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom Quote
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    KibanaRetool
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    KibanaRetool
    Considered Both Products
    Elastic
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    Retool
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    KibanaRetool
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Kibana and Retool
    Feature
    Kibana
    7.0
    5 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Retool
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Kibana and Retool
    Feature
    Kibana
    6.7
    5 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Retool
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration6.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Kibana and Retool
    Feature
    Kibana
    6.8
    2 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Retool
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Kibana and Retool
    Feature
    Kibana
    6.7
    4 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Retool
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Kibana and Retool
    Feature
    Kibana
    -
    Ratings
    Retool
    6.7
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Platform Security00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Platform User Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Reusability00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Platform Scalability00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
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    Jet Reports
    Score9.5 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    KibanaRetool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.6
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    KibanaRetool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Elastic
    Kibana is indeed a powerful tool and has many use cases especially in environments that rely heavily on real-time log analysis and visualisation. Kibana’s ability to handle large volumes of log data and present it in an accessible, searchable format is invaluable. We use Kibana to monitor security related issues and it proactively alerts our Slack channels about any anomality or issues.
    Incentivized
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    Retool
    Works well in: Connecting directly to databases and APIs holding candidate data. Allows teams to easily drill into records from different data sources. Quick to build dashboards. It wouldn't work well without a team to actually get it set up. There is limited design/ branding, making it look very basic. Your team requires training because data can be overwritten easily. Having some knowledge with your whole team is super important, and if you work with contractors or non-tech people, this can be a huge issue.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Elastic
    • Fast searches with powerful index.
    • Beautiful data visualizations.
    • Real-time observability.
    Incentivized
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    Retool
    • Ease of use - someone with small amount of experience can use it.
    • Adaptability - you can build a lot of things with it.
    • Reliability - works quite well.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Elastic
    • Some performance issues with large datasets.
    • Linking to dashboards makes extremely long urls.
    • Lack of reports.
    Incentivized
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    Retool
    • Some Retool apps can become slow to load or refresh.
    • When multiple team members work on the same app, changes can overwrite each other or break functionality.
    • The UI/UX is pretty basic.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Elastic
    Its usability is generally good and it provides teams with a basic to intermediate understanding about data visualization. It is very user-friendly when it comes to creating dashboards. The UI is very good and simple. Its integration with other tools for alerting and reporting is amazing. But its advance features have a learning curve and a first timer needs some time to use the advance features.
    Incentivized
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    Retool
    Because even though it is quite intuitive it is not the best tool I have ever seen.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Elastic
    We did not use the official Kibana support. Documentation was easy enough to follow.
    Incentivized
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    Retool
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Elastic
    Kibana is free; it was the first and only thing we've tried in this area.
    Incentivized
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    Retool
    We selected Retool because it offers the best balance of usability and power compared to alternatives like Appsmith, ToolJet, and OutSystems. It allows us to build much faster, with broad integrations and strong enterprise features like permissions and environment management. Competing tools were either too limited, required more engineering effort. Overall, retool support has been decent too.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Elastic
    • Issues that affect checkout experiences for customers are able to be prioritized and solved quickly.
    • We are able to more efficiently use resources due to the automation of reporting alerts. Decreasing employee resources needed.
    • Visualization allows us to quickly share issues and explain to coworkers in order to escalate issues that can cost our bottom line.
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    Retool
    • Major impact - ability to build a backend system is huge.
    • Major impact - used every day by multiple people.
    • Major impact - ability to be used by less technical teammates.
    Incentivized
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