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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Free
Elastic Observability
Star Rating
(87)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansIBM Watson Discovery
Star Rating
(97)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Elastic Observability excels in its Integrations, scoring 9.2, which allows seamless connectivity with various data sources, enhancing its monitoring capabilities. In contrast, IBM Watson Discovery, while still strong, has a lower score of 8.7 in this area, indicating fewer integration options.
- Reviewers mention that IBM Watson Discovery shines in Natural Language Processing, achieving a score of 8.9, which facilitates more intuitive search capabilities. Elastic Observability, while effective, scores slightly lower at 8.6, suggesting that its natural language features may not be as robust.
- G2 users highlight the superior Ease of Use of IBM Watson Discovery, with a score of 9.0, making it more user-friendly for those new to data discovery tools. Elastic Observability, with a score of 7.2, may present a steeper learning curve for some users.
- Users on G2 report that Elastic Observability's Real-Time Monitoring capabilities are impressive, scoring 8.9, which is crucial for immediate insights into system performance. IBM Watson Discovery, while effective, has a lower score in this area, indicating it may not provide the same level of immediacy.
- Reviewers mention that IBM Watson Discovery's Data Discovery feature is highly rated at 9.7, allowing users to efficiently uncover insights from large datasets. Elastic Observability, while strong in monitoring, does not focus as heavily on data discovery, which may limit its appeal for users prioritizing this functionality.
- Users say that Elastic Observability's Dashboards and Visualizations are highly customizable, scoring 9.2, which allows for tailored monitoring experiences. In comparison, IBM Watson Discovery's dashboard capabilities, while effective, do not offer the same level of customization, scoring lower at 8.6.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Elastic Observability
Elastic Cloud Serverless
Pay As You Go
Per Month
A fully automated, usage-based platform. Ideal for variable workloads where compute scales independently from storage, requiring zero capacity planning or infrastructure management.
- No-ops management: Elastic handles all upgrades and scaling
- Decoupled compute and storage scaling
- Specialized VCUs for Ingest, Search, and Machine Learning
IBM Watson Discovery
1. LITE
Free
Assumes average document size. Storage limits may also apply. When you upgrade to a paid plan, you'll keep any content you have ingested.
- 0-1,000 documents
- 200 news queries
- 1 custom model
Free Trial
Elastic Observability
Free Trial is available
IBM Watson Discovery
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
64
8.7
56
Ease of Use
7.3
66
9.0
56
Ease of Setup
6.7
23
8.4
23
Ease of Admin
6.7
20
8.2
22
Quality of Support
7.6
56
8.5
52
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
16
7.9
23
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
65
8.5
53
Features by Category
Content Management
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Content Discovery
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Generative AI
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Functionality
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Administration
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Analysis
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Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
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Issue Resolution
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Management
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Visibility
9.2
6
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8.3
6
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7.8
6
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Monitoring and Management
9.0
5
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7.8
6
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8.9
6
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Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
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Data Sources
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Analytics
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Metrics
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Compatibility
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8.4
25
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8.3
27
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8.3
24
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
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Search Queries
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7.6
26
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7.9
25
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8.6
28
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8.6
28
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8.9
29
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
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Functionality
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8.7
26
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9.1
26
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8.7
28
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
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Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
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Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
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Data Preparation
8.7
5
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9.0
5
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Analysis
9.0
5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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Visualization
9.3
5
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5
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Agentic AI - Log Analysis
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Response
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Elastic Observability and IBM Watson Discovery share no categories
Unique Categories
Elastic Observability is categorized as AIOps Platforms, Log Monitoring, IoT Analytics Platforms, Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Log Analysis, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and Insight Engines
IBM Watson Discovery is categorized as Enterprise Search Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Elastic Observability
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM Watson Discovery
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
26.8%
Computer Software
20.7%
Internet
7.3%
Telecommunications
4.9%
Retail
3.7%
Other
36.6%
Computer Software
13.3%
Information Technology and Services
12.0%
Accounting
8.0%
Higher Education
6.7%
Banking
6.7%
Other
53.3%
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Discussions
what is the best way to sync data with elastic search from SQL server
3 Comments
AT
Write a process that convert each line into Json format and load it into ElasticSearchRead more
Do elastic search use indexes to store the information.
1 Comment
AD
I'll take a stab at answering this question though I'm not 100% sure exactly what you are after.
The way I would explain it is that in elasticsearch an...Read more
Can I use Elasticsearch for free?
1 Comment
GO
https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq
Self-Managed: Yes. From the very beginning, the Elastic Stack — Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash — has been...Read more
IBM Watson Discovery has no discussions with answers
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