Kibana license, foundation and stars
BI and visualisation · AGPL v3 or SSPL v1 or Elastic License 2.0 (open source) · backed by Elastic · 21,301 stars
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License history
LICENSE file| Change | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2024 | SSPL v1 or Elastic License 2.0 to AGPL v3 or SSPL v1 or Elastic License 2.0Elastic added AGPLv3 as a third license option, returning Kibana to OSI open source.LICENSE commitAnnouncement | LICENSE commitAnnouncement |
| Jan 20, 2021 | Apache 2.0 to SSPL v1 or Elastic License 1.0Kibana left Apache 2.0 for a dual SSPL and Elastic License; Elastic License 2.0 replaced 1.0 on 2021-02-04.LICENSE commitAnnouncement | LICENSE commitAnnouncement |
Forks it prompted
| Project | What | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2021 | OpenSearch Dashboards | Jan 29, 2021: Forked from 7.10.2. Source |
Latest release
No GitHub releases published; the project releases elsewhere (tags or its own site).
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About and history
- Repository
- elastic/kibana · created Jan 26, 2013
- Website
- elastic.co/products/kibana
- Language
- TypeScript
- Foundation
- None; run by Elastic
- Company
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- GitHub detects
- NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself)
- Stars per week
- From the second weekly snapshot
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 21,301 |
Changes
| What changed | |
|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | RelicensedSSPL v1 or Elastic License 2.0 to AGPL v3 or SSPL v1 or Elastic License 2.0 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | RelicensedApache 2.0 to SSPL v1 or Elastic License 1.0 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | TrackedAdded: elastic/kibana |