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.

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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 has a lot of connections using APIs where you can use data from different databases, such as NoSQLs, SQL databases, and other connections. These connections exist to obtain data and transform whatever that you want."

"The web interface is easy to use and intuitive."

"The main reason my company decided to use Domo is that it's a one-stop shop BI tool, so it solves requirements for all customers."

"One feature which I have found to be very interesting is the Beast manager, where you can create calculated fields. They are shared in one common repository so someone else can use the same calculated fields; they don't have to rewrite or reinvent the APIs."

"All our client SLAs and daily and weekly dashboards are tracked on Domo."

"Once the data source has been uploaded to Domo, making graphs is quite easy."

"Domo is not a difficult tool to learn. All you need to know is the SQL for the ETL part. You don't need to write much code. That's the great part. It uses legacy languages, like SQL, which is very common among developers who then don't have to go and learn Domo's own syntax. Therefore, you don't have to learn another hard language to use Domo."

"Distribution of visualizations via a web portal is valuable, but really is basic table stakes."

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"The optimization and flexibility of visualization tools."

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

"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."

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

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

Cons

"We were vastly over-sold. Domo was sold as an easy-to-implement-yourself product, but this is completely unrealistic."

"Their organization or client service didn't always keep up... They took on more and more clients and the processes slowed down a little bit."

"The forecasting feature, the regression features, and the Python libraries could all be improved. They're all in beta."

"I would like to publish a dashboard for the employees so that they can also see the performance of our organization. But that is not a feature in Domo, although it's something that Zoho provided."

"The pricing of Domo is too high. Six months ago, Domo increased their prices. We suffered because we could not maintain the old data in the old data set in Domo."

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

"Domo or any other BI tool has room for improvement, in particular, in the calculations. User-guided material isn't available for calculations. The tool, though user-friendly, could also be more customizable, especially when you're building a dashboard. Data integration could also be improved in Domo because even if the tool connects to multiple data sources, some hiccups still arise and need to be addressed."

"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."

More Domo cons

"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."

"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."

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

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

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

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 solution is expensive compared to one of its competitors."

"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."

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

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

"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."

"It is on the pricier end."

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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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