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Coroot vs Kibana

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted monitoring & status options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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CO Coroot eBPF-based observability with automatic insights VS KI Kibana Visualization and exploration for Elasticsearch data
FeatureCorootKibana
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
LanguageGoTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, helmdocker, kubernetes, binary
GitHub stars★ 7,866★ 21,230
First released20222013
ReplacesDatadog, New RelicSplunk, Datadog

Why pick each one

Choose Coroot if…

  • No code changes required
  • Insightful out of the box
Coroot details

Choose Kibana if…

  • Rich visualization options
  • Mature ecosystem
Kibana details

Frequently asked questions

Is Coroot or Kibana better?

Neither is universally better. Kibana has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Coroot and Kibana free and open-source?

Yes. Coroot is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Kibana under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Coroot and Kibana with Docker?

Coroot: yes. Kibana: yes.

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