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Kibana vs Phlare

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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KI Kibana Visualization and exploration for Elasticsearch data VS PH Phlare Self-hosted status page and incident communication tool
FeatureKibanaPhlare
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseAGPL-3.0BSD-3-Clause
LanguageTypeScriptPHP
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, binarydocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 21,230★ 15,183
First released20132014
ReplacesSplunk, DatadogStatuspage, Better Uptime

Why pick each one

Choose Kibana if…

  • Rich visualization options
  • Mature ecosystem
Kibana details

Choose Phlare if…

  • Polished public-facing page
  • REST API
Phlare details

Frequently asked questions

Is Kibana or Phlare 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 Kibana and Phlare free and open-source?

Yes. Kibana is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Phlare under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Kibana and Phlare with Docker?

Kibana: yes. Phlare: yes.

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