We use the product for log management.
Co-Founder at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
An open-source solution for log management but improvement is needed in Kibana dashboard and authentication
Pros and Cons
- "The products comes with REST APIs."
- "Elastic Search needs to improve authentication. It also needs to work on the Kibana visualization dashboard."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The products comes with REST APIs.
What needs improvement?
Elastic Search needs to improve authentication. It also needs to work on the Kibana visualization dashboard.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for six years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the product's stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate Elastic Search's scalability a ten out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The technical team needs to improve their response time.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The tool's deployment is easy. It took us one day to deploy a seven-node Elastic Search cluster.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Elastic Search is open-source, but you need to pay for support, which is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
The solution suits medium to large companies better. I rate it a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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