Domo vs ELK Kibana comparison

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Domo and Elastic are both solutions in the Data Visualization category. Additionally, 85% of Domo users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 60% of Elastic users who would recommend it.

Domo

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85% willing to recommend

ELK Kibana

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60% willing to recommend

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Domo

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (18th), BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (6th), Business Performance Management (7th), Reporting (4th), Data Visualization (8th)

ELK Kibana

Average Rating

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Featured Reviews

Ruban Prasanna Dass SP

Assistant Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Have improved workflow efficiency through custom reports but encountered formatting limitations

The downsides of Domo are that we don't have a feature in the same column. When data comes in a time format, text format, and number format, we cannot segregate and create conditional formatting in that column. If in the future they develop this feature, it will benefit more users. Domo requires maintenance on my end, such as updates. I am maintaining some dashboards on a weekly basis and monthly basis daily reports. Because we need to upload in SFTP, we cannot schedule or auto-schedule due to rate purposes. We manually handle the data sets. If there were an option to reduce the cost, it would be easier to access.

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KentJones

Engineer at Raytheon Technologies

Visualization tools are optimized providing us with increased flexibility

One area that could be improved is security. Being an open source product, if you want to add security, if you want to add authentication, you've got to use a third party plugin that may or may not cost you, or alternatively upgrade to their subscription service, which is a downside as well. I think the types of visualizations are nice, but I think there's room to add more without having to go to third party plugins to do that. Just comparing the total number of visualizations that it provides compared to Grafana, you can see that it's lacking. The UI experience isn't as rich as it is with Grafana or certain other tools. I would like to see better authentication options, typical authentication options, like active directory and LDAP as well, just a richer UI with more graph type options.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Domo's real-time insights and customizable alerts are one of their better features."

"We find the ease of using the solution valuable."

"The dashboarding itself was pretty easy. So both the front and the back end were positive in this case."

"If you've actually lived the "Domo life," it's hard to get along with anything else after that."

"It's a night and day change."

"It's pretty stable, and with the APIs, I haven't encountered major issues with Domo."

"The solution is highly stable."

"Using the "cards" which function as preconfigured reports or views. I use many of them simultaneously on an organized page, with filters that allow me to see high-level information as well as subsets across the dataset, in a few clicks. Many Excel-challenged users love to use this product for its simplicity."

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"The stability of this solution is fantastic, as it has not failed us for months and we use it extensively."

"The user interface is very good, and the data visualization is simple and user-friendly."

"Having a tool where you can find logs that were generated months ago, and being able to search over a long period of time, is great."

"The automatic update of the graphs from a dashboard is very convenient."

"The optimization and flexibility of visualization tools."

"Some visualization tools are optimized for time series like Kibana, which allows you to do both, and we like the flexibility of being able to analyze different types of data."

Cons

"Domo's pricing is high compared to other BI tools, and it is costly."

"One of the biggest problems is that end users require a license to run their own reports and dashboards, which are fairly expensive."

"Domo is losing out in the pricing area. We tried pitching Domo to many of our clients, and they liked it initially, but the pricing point was something they were not comfortable with."

"One of the improvements that could be made is related to improved storage options."

"I would like to see more flexibility in their pricing structure. The trend is moving from database pricing to a user-license pricing model. That would be a benefit if they wanted to reevaluate their pricing structure."

"There's a learning curve before you can get used to the solution."

"It is expensive."

"The UI has issues with some browsers and small glitches that hinder performance or functionality."

More Domo cons

"Having a kind of wizard that would help you when you are typing your search would make it easier and quicker to refine your search, and ultimately find what you are looking for."

"This solution should allow the user to combine two indices into one graph and it should provide a unique count."

"Security could be improved thereby avoiding the necessity of a third party plugin."

"Populating data sometimes is also difficult for the user."

"One area that could be improved is security. Being an open source product, if you want to add security, if you want to add authentication, you've got to use a third party plugin that may or may not cost you, or alternatively upgrade to their subscription service, which is a downside as well."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I believe that the investment in Domo was worthwhile because it allowed for the organization to jump in quickly, with little training. There are different plans available based on the requirements."

"The pricing differs from customer to customer, depending on the package."

"We are making money from Domo, and all our clients are happy with the information that they receive from it."

"I think it is reasonable."

"I'm not sure about pricing, but I believe Domo is quite costly. Prior to joining this organization, I had a Domo license with my former employer and I think that license was around $500 to $600 annually. That was for a single license. I think it varies, depending on the organization that is acquiring Domo."

"Because it's software as a service, it's more expensive on the face of it. But there are a lot of variables. I don't have to pay for servers or for infrastructure. I don't have to pay labor for my IT organization to set up or maintain the environment. I don't have to pay for them to upgrade the software, and test it, etc., because when it rolls out, it is transparent and seamless for us. But, because of that, it costs more, I imagine, than Sisense, or Yellowfin, or Power BI. A lot of those make it sound like they're inexpensive, but when you add in all the hidden costs and all of the overhead, it's probably comparable."

"It started out at about $600 a seat. However, then as we started to grow, it scaled that down to about $330 or 3$50 a seat, if I'm not mistaken."

"Domo is slightly costly but it's much cheaper than some."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Outsourcing Company

Comms Service Provider

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	20

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Domo?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that there was very little.

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What needs improvement with Domo?

I'm not sure how Domo can be improved overall, as it's a really good experience.

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What is your primary use case for Domo?

My main use case for Domo involves building different tables and different cards so I can look at different data points. A quick specific example of a table I have built or a data point I often loo...

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Overview

Domo provides self-service BI, enabling users to generate reports without needing a data warehouse. Its cloud-based nature enhances accessibility and performance, while offering customizable dashboards for data-driven decision-making.

Domo stands out for its robust data integration, featuring Magic ETL to streamline processes. Its AI-driven insights, extensive data connectors, and collaboration tools promote secure sharing and analytical proficiency. Although users note room for improvement in visualization, pricing, and data integration, its capabilities in generating executive dashboards and unified analytics remain prominent. Performance and user experience enhancements are desired, including improved support for large data volumes and richer data transformation tools.

What are the key features of Domo?

Self-Service BI: Generate reports without a data warehouse for simplified analysis.
Data Integration: Leverage Magic ETL for easy data management.
Customizable Dashboards: Tailor dashboards to specific needs.
AI-Driven Insights: Gain automated insights for better decision-making.
Extensive Data Connectors: Access a wide range of data sources.

What benefits should users look for when evaluating Domo?

Accessibility: Cloud-based structure ensures data access anywhere.
Performance: Enhanced performance with seamless data processing.
Collaboration: Facilitate secure sharing and collaboration for collective insights.
Decision-Making: Enable data-driven decisions with real-time analytics.

In industries like finance, marketing, project management, and retail, organizations use Domo for crafting executive dashboards, integrating data sources, and conducting advanced analytics. Its capabilities allow them to transform data into insightful dashboards, aiding in performance tracking and actionable insights.

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Kibana lets you visualize your Elasticsearch data and navigate the Elastic Stack, so you can do anything from learning why you're getting paged at 2:00 a.m. to understanding the impact rain might have on your quarterly numbers.

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